A History of Sri Lanka

A History of Sri Lanka
Author: K. M. De Silva,Kingsley M.. De Silva
Publsiher: Penguin Books India
Total Pages: 804
Release: 2005
Genre: Sri Lanka
ISBN: 9558095923

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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.

Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka

Encyclopedia of Sri Lanka
Author: Charles A. Gunawardena
Publsiher: Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 1932705481

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Over 1,100 alphabetically arranged entries examine the history, geography, people, government, economy, art, and religions of Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lanka Reader

The Sri Lanka Reader
Author: John Holt
Publsiher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 791
Release: 2011-04-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780822349822

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Fifty-four images and more than ninety classic and contemporary texts introduce Sri Lankas recorded history of more than two and a half millennia.

Ethnic Conflict and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka

Ethnic Conflict and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka
Author: Chelvadurai Manogaran
Publsiher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1987-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 082481116X

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Concerns the treatment of the Tamil minority in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka in the Modern Age

Sri Lanka in the Modern Age
Author: Nira Wickramasinghe
Publsiher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 476
Release: 2015-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780190225797

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On the ethnic relations and politics in post 1978 Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka in the Modern Age

Sri Lanka in the Modern Age
Author: Nira Wickramasinghe
Publsiher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2006-03-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 0824830164

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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.

Sri Lanka Ethnic Fratricide and the Dismantling of Democracy

Sri Lanka  Ethnic Fratricide and the Dismantling of Democracy
Author: Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah
Publsiher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 210
Release: 1986
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780226789521

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Focusing on the historical events of post-independence Sri Lanka, S. J. Tambiah analyzes the causes of the violent conflict between the majority Sinhalese Buddhists and the minority Tamils. He demonstrates that the crisis is primarily a result of recent societal stresses—educational expansions, linguistic policy, unemployment, uneven income distribution, population movements, contemporary uses of the past as religious and national ideology, and trends toward authoritarianism—rather than age-old racial and religious differences. "In this concise, informative, lucidly written book, scrupulously documented and well indexed, [Tambiah] trains his dispassionate anthropologist's eye on the tangled roots of an urgent, present-day problem in the passionate hope that enlightenment, understanding, and a generous spirit of compromise may yet be able to prevail."—Merle Rubin, Christian Science Monitor "An incredibly rich and balanced analysis of the crisis. It is exemplary in highlighting the general complexities of ethnic crises in long-lived societies carrying a burden of historical memories."—Amita Shastri, Journal of Asian Studies "Tambiah makes an eloquent case for pluralist democracy in a country abundantly endowed with excuses to abandon such an approach to politics."—Donald L. Horowitz, New Republic "An excellent and thought-provoking book, for anyone who cares about Sri Lanka."—Paul Sieghart, Los Angeles Times Book Review

Ethnic Unrest in Modern Sri Lanka

Ethnic Unrest in Modern Sri Lanka
Author: Haraprasad Chattopadhyaya
Publsiher: M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Total Pages: 222
Release: 1994
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 8185880522

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The study presents a comprehensive account of the current ethnic conflict between the Sri Lankan Tamils and the Sinhalese Government. Staking their claim as the earliest immigrants into the island, a claim challenged by the tamils, the sinhalese in course of time, assumed political sovereighty over the island including the Tamils in the Socio-economic-educational fields as well.