Sri Lanka's crisis: The long shadow of colonialism
The Real News Podcast
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Shrilanka was headed towards a political and economic crisis long before protesters in the capital of columbo took to the streets. Government mismanagement, corruption and consolidation of power were also responsible for shilanka's current woes. In this two part series, i speak with world renowned scholar, nero wickramsinga chair professor of modern southasian studies at leyden university in the netherlands. Professor wick ramsinge is the author of numerous books including metallic modern everyday machines in colonial schilanka,. schrilanka in the modern age, a history and slave in a palanquin. Colonial servitude and resistance in srilanka.
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