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Author : H. W. Codrington
Publisher : Asian Educational Services
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1995-05
Category : Sri Lanka
ISBN : 8120609468
Author : K M de Silva
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789351182399
Sri Lanka is an ancient civilization, shaped and thrust into the modern globalizing world by its colonial experience. With its own unique problems, many of them historical legacies, it is a nation trying to maintain a democratic, pluralistic state structure while struggling to come to terms with separatist aspirations. This is a complex story, and there is perhaps no better person to present it in reasoned, scholarly terms than K.M. de Silva, Sri Lanka’s most distinguished and prolific historian. A History of Sri Lanka, first published in 1981, has established itself as the standard work on the subject. This fully revised edition, in light of the most recent research, brings the story right up to the early years of the twenty-first century. The book provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of Sri Lanka’s development—from a classical Buddhist society and irrigation economy, to its emergence as a tropical colony producing some of the world’s most important cash crops, such as cinnamon, tea, rubber and coconut, and finally as an Asian democracy. It is a study of the political vicissitudes of Sri Lanka’s ancient civilization and the successive phases of Portuguese, Dutch and British colonial rule. The unfortunate consequences of becoming a centre of ethnic tension and Sri Lanka’s long-standing relationship with India are also discussed. Exhaustively researched and analytical, this book is an invaluable reference source for students of ancient, colonial and post-colonial societies, ethnic conflict and democratic transitions, as well as for all those who simply want to get a feel of the rich and varied texture of Sri Lanka’s long history.
Author : A. M. Philalethes,Robert Knox
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 799 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108046558
This 1817 book traces the history of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) from the classical period to 1815.
Author : Zoltán Biedermann,Alan Strathern
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911307846
The peoples of Sri Lanka have participated in far-flung trading networks, religious formations, and Asian and European empires for millennia. This interdisciplinary volume sets out to draw Sri Lanka into the field of Asian and Global History by showing how the latest wave of scholarship has explored the island as a ‘crossroads’, a place defined by its openness to movement across the Indian Ocean.Experts in the history, archaeology, literature and art of the island from c.500 BCE to c.1850 CE use Lankan material to explore a number of pressing scholarly debates. They address these matters from their varied disciplinary perspectives and diverse array of sources, critically assessing concepts such as ethnicity, cosmopolitanism and localisation, and elucidating the subtle ways in which the foreign may be resisted and embraced at the same time. The individual chapters, and the volume as a whole, are a welcome addition to the history and historiography of Sri Lanka, as well as studies of the Indian Ocean region, kingship, colonialism, imperialism, and early modernity.
Author : K. M. De Silva,Kingsley M.. De Silva
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Sri Lanka
ISBN : 9558095923
The History Of Sri Lanka From The Earliest Times To The Present Sri Lanka Is An Ancient Civilization, Shaped And Thrust Into The Modern Globalizing World By Its Colonial Experience. With Its Own Unique Problems, Many Of Them Historical Legacies, It Is A Nation Trying To Maintain A Democratic, Pluralistic State Structure While Struggling To Come To Terms With Separatist Aspirations. This Is A Complex Story, And There Is Perhaps No Better Person To Present It In Reasoned, Scholarly Terms Than K.M. De Silva, Sri Lanka S Most Distinguished And Prolific Historian. A History Of Sri Lanka, First Published In 1981, Has Established Itself As The Standard Work On The Subject. This Fully Revised Edition, In Light Of The Most Recent Research, Brings The Story Right Up To The Early Years Of The Twenty-First Century. The Book Provides Comprehensive Coverage Of All Aspects Of Sri Lanka S Development From A Classical Buddhist Society And Irrigation Economy, To Its Emergence As A Tropical Colony Producing Some Of The World S Most Important Cash Crops, Such As Cinnamon, Tea, Rubber And Coconut, And Finally As An Asian Democracy. It Is A Study Of The Political Vicissitudes Of Sri Lanka S Ancient Civilization And The Successive Phases Of Portuguese, Dutch And British Colonial Rule. The Unfortunate Consequences Of Becoming A Centre Of Ethnic Tension And Sri Lanka S Long-Standing Relationship With India Are Also Discussed. Exhaustively Researched And Analytical, This Book Is An Invaluable Reference Source For Students Of Ancient, Colonial And Post-Colonial Societies, Ethnic Conflict And Democratic Transitions, As Well As For All Those Who Simply Want To Get A Feel Of The Rich And Varied Texture Of Sri Lanka S Long History.
Author : W. I. Siriweera
Publisher : Dayavamsa Jayakodi Saha Samagama
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Sri Lanka
ISBN : UOM:39015057606280
Author : Philalethes
Publisher : Asian Educational Services
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 8120617886
The Principal Object Of The Book Was To Acquant The Reader With The Civil And Military Transaction, The Religion And Manners Of The People. Also Gives A Brief Sketch Of The Natural History Of The Country.
Author : Jonathan Spencer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134949793
In the past decade, Sri Lanka has been engulfed by political tragedy as successive governments have failed to settle the grievances of the Tamil minority in a way acceptable to the majority Sinhala population. The new Premadasa presidency faces huge economic and political problems with large sections of the island under the control of the Indian Peace-Keeping Force (IPKF) and militant separatist Tamil groups operating in the north and south. This book is not a conventional political history of Sri Lanka. Instead, it attempts to shed fresh light on the historical roots of the ethnic crisis and uses a combination of historical and anthropologial evidence to challenge the widely-held belief that the conflict in Sri Lanka is simply the continuation of centuries of animosity between the Sinhalese and the Tamils. The authors show how modern ethnic identities have been made and re-made since the colonial period with the war between Tamils and the Sinhala-dominant government accompanied by rhetorical wars over archeological sites and place-name etymologies, and the political use of the national past. The book is also one of the first attempts to focus on local perceptions of the crisis and draws on a broad range of sources, from village fieldwork to newspaper controversies. Its interest extends beyond contemporary politics to history, anthropology and development studies.
Author : João Ribeiro
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1847
Category : Portugal
ISBN : OXFORD:N10595872
Author : Donald Obeyesekere
Publisher : Asian Educational Services
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Sri Lanka
ISBN : 8120613635
A Classic Authoritative Work On Sri Lankan History.
Author : WILLIAM. KNIGHTON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033111848
Author : L E Blazé
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1014757762
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : George Turnour
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : Pali literature
ISBN : OXFORD:590214230
Author : Nira Wickramasinghe
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006-03-31
Category : History
ISBN : 0824830164
Since the late 1970s civil war has left Sri Lanka in an almost permanent state of crisis; conventional histories of the country by liberal and Marxist scholars in the last two decades have thus tended to focus on the state’s failure to accommodate the needs and demands of the minorities. The entire history of the twentieth century has been tied to this one key issue. Sri Lanka in the Modern Age offers a fresh perspective based on new research. Above all, the author has written a history of the peoples of Sri Lanka rather than a history of the nation-state.
Author : Humphrey William Codrington,Arthur Maurice Hocart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1929
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:466831822
