Download or read book Abiding by Sri Lanka written by Qadri Ismail and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ismail demonstrates that the problems in Sri Lanka raise fundamental concerns regarding the relationship between democracies and minorities. He redefines the concept of minority, not as numerical insignificance, but as conceptual space where distinction without domination can be achieved.