Life beyond survival : social forms of coping after the tsunami in war-affected eastern Sri Lanka /

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Author / Creator:Thurnheer, Katharina, author.
Imprint:[Bielefeld] : Transcript, [2014]
Description:347 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:Culture and social practice
Kultur und soziale Praxis.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10080631
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ISBN:3837626016
9783837626018
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-347).
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • A Note on Transliteration and Presentation Manner
  • Prologue: The Day of the Two Suns
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Research Focus
  • The Conjunction of War and Tsunami
  • Batticaloa: An Introduction
  • Fieldwork Processes
  • Methodology and Guiding Concepts
  • Book Synopsis
  • Chapter 2. A Transitional Place -The Post-Tsunami Relief Camps
  • The Post-Tsunami "Welfare Centres"
  • Upon Entering the Field
  • Fieldwork Relationships
  • Stories of Suffering
  • A Different Fight for Aid
  • Sandai: Picking a Fight
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 3. The Tsunami's Gender Face
  • Discriminatory Disasters
  • Order in Disorder
  • Sudden Changes
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4. Family Ties - Striving for Control in an Upset World
  • Kudumbam: Family and Household Concepts
  • 'Tsunami Love'
  • Remarriages: Widowers and Widows
  • Prawn-like Men? Discussing Domestic Violence
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 5. Dealing with Aid and Anticipating New Homes
  • Gendered Aid and Strategic Victims
  • Relocation Politics
  • Towards New Homes
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 6. A New Beginning
  • Sudarshini
  • Tsunami Babies
  • Negotiating Responsibilities
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 7. Paittiyam - Risking Madness
  • Contextualizing Paittiyam
  • Prasanniya: Keeping Busy
  • Ramesh: Just Sitting
  • Dealing with Paittiyam
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 8. Closing Words
  • Arguing with the Gods after the Tsunami
  • Amidst War, Tiraimadu at Last
  • Reviewing Forms of Coping
  • Appendices
  • Appendix 1. Frequently Used Abbreviations
  • Appendix 2. Glossary
  • Appendix 3. Name List
  • Appendix 4. List of Illustrations
  • References