Twilight of the tigers [electronic resource] : peace efforts and power struggles in Sri Lanka / G.H. Peiris. Peiris, G. H. DS489.84 .P44 2009 954.93032 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This book focuses on the political vicissitudes of Sri Lanka since the initiation in December 2001 of a ceasefire that sought to end the violent confrontation between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan security forces. It shows that the ceasefire did not mark a cessation of hostilities. New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2009. c2009. 2009 Text 1 online resource (xvii, 297 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195699456.001.0001 eng Sri Lanka History Civil War, 1983- Sri Lanka History Civil War, 1983- Armistices. Sri Lanka Politics and government 1978-