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Homely Warmth. Basking in Sri Lanka yet again — our 11th visit

Bryan and Joy Atkinson This would be our eleventh visit to Serendipity and a new adventure was awaiting us, our Guide from our very first visit and now a family friend of long standing, Rohana would as usual be waiting … Continue reading

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War, Emotions and the European Civilizing Process. The War-Related Affects from Feudal to Industrial Warfare in an Eliasian Perspective

Helmut Kuzmics, from the University of Graz/Austria …. a paper originally presented at the Interdisciplinary Collaboratory ” Norbert Elias:  Emotional Style and Historical Change,” held on 14-15 June 2011 at the University of Adelaide The Problem[1] There exists a basic consensus … Continue reading

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John Balmond returns to Lanka …and Kalpitiya … in eco-friendly resort style

Nanda Pethiyagoda, in the Sunday Island 18 September 2011 “Sri Lanka is an incredibly beautiful island with fine people. I left my parents and job, my apartment and London to start this project in Kalpitiya and it has been a … Continue reading

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Power-sharing vital: Personal exhortations insufficient for multi-ethnic victory

Jehan Perera, in the Island, 5 April 2011  Pic from Island, 5 April 2011 Sri Lanka’s loss to India in the finals of the World Cup cricket tournament in Mumbai was a big disappointment to the country’s cricket fans that … Continue reading

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