A concise and up-to-date history of Sri Lanka, including significant attention to current conflicts.
Maps Series Foreword Frank W. Thackeray and John E. Findling Preface Acronyms Timeline of Historical Events 1 The Settings 2 Ancient Civilization to 1200 3 Abandonment of the Dry Zone and the Kandyan Kingdom 4 Portuguese, Dutch, and British Colonialism 5 A Colonial Society 6 A Plantation Economy 7 Sinhalese and Tamil Nationalism 8 The Coming of Independence 9 Triumph of Sinhalese Nationalism 10 Authoritarianism and Ethnic Conflict 11 Economic Liberalization and the Quality of Life 12 Civil War 13 Searching for Peace Notable People in the History of Sri Lanka Appendix: Sri Lankan Sovereigns, Dutch and British Governors, Prime Ministers, and Presidents Glossary Bibliographic Essay Index MapsPhysical Map of Sri Lanka Ancient Sri Lanka Colonial Sri Lanka Provinces and Districts Modern Sri Lanka
Patrick Peebles is Professor of History at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.
Peebles presents the history of Sri Lanka in this volume that is
part of a series aimed at students and general readers. Along the
way, he integrates geography, economics, culture, colonialism, and
Sinhalese and Tamil nationalism into the discussion, and describes
the country's independence from Britain, ethnic conflicts, quality
of life, the recent civil war and quest for peace, and the 2004
tsunami. Brief biographies of key figures are appended.
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