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Georgetown University, Book Launch April 17, 2024 – “CRISIS IN SRI LANKA AND THE WORLD – by Prof. Asoka bandarage Venue: Georgetown University, Washington D.C.  School of Foreign Service, Walsh 491 Asoka Bandarage www.bandarage.com New Book reference: https://www.degruyter.com/document/isbn/9783111203454/html?lang=en   Book Launch: Crisis in Sri Lanka and the World with Professor Asoka Bandarage, PhD Join Georgetown’s Environmental Studies Program and Global Human Development Program to celebrate Dr. Asoka Bandarage’s launch of her book Crisis in Sri Lanka and the World: Colonial and Neoliberal Origins: Ecological and Collective Alternatives. Her book provides an in-depth analysis of the island’s political and economic crisis, conflict between China and the US in the Indian Ocean, ethical dilemmas between debt and survival, external political and economic intervention, and the power of social movements pushing for collective and ecological alternatives for a more just future. This event will be held in Walsh 491 on Wednesday, April 17 from 6-8pm.  ...