Tsunami recovery in Sri Lanka ethnic and regional dimensions

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Michele R. Gamburd and Dennis B. McGilvray -- Building the conflict back better : the politics of tsunami relief and reconstruction in Sri Lanka / Alan Keenan -- Conflict, coastal vulnerability, and resiliency in tsunami-affected communities of Sri Lanka / Randall Kuhn -- The golden wave : discourses on the equitable distribution of tsunami aid on Sri Lanka's southwest coast / Michele R. Gamburd -- The sea goddess and the fishermen : religion and recovery in Navalady, Sri Lanka / Patricia Lawrence -- Dreaming of dowry : post-tsunami housing strategies in eastern Sri Lanka / Dennis B. McGilvray and Patricia Lawrence -- Actors in a Masala movie : fieldnotes on the NGO tsunami response in eastern Sri Lanka / Timmo Gaasbeek -- Principles ignored and lessons unlearned : a disaster studies perspective on the tsunami experience in Sri Lanka / Georg E. Frerks -- Conclusion / Michele R. Gamburd and Dennis B. McGilvray.