This anthology can be regarded as a companion volume to Confrontations in Sri Lanka : Sinhalese, LTTE and Others, where the first edition appeared in October 2009 and was sold out by mid-2010. It differs from the previous collection in assembling shorter essays written by Michael Roberts for a Sri Lankan audience, embracing also Sri Lankans and others abroad who are devoted to the contemporary sociology and politics of the land. Such interest, of course, extends to debates over its historical trajectories and stories.
