Author: Daya De Silva
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Historical Dictionary of Sri Lanka
Author: S. W. R. de A. Samarasinghe
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810832800
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
An introduction to Sri Lanka's geography, people, early history, foreign rule, independence, and modern history is followed by a dictionary covering the people, places, and events that have shaped the country. Includes a detailed chronology, statistical tables, graphs, appendices, and a detailed bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810832800
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
An introduction to Sri Lanka's geography, people, early history, foreign rule, independence, and modern history is followed by a dictionary covering the people, places, and events that have shaped the country. Includes a detailed chronology, statistical tables, graphs, appendices, and a detailed bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
A History of Sri Lanka
Author: K. M. De Silva
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9789558095928
Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 9789558095928
Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
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.
Political Parties in Sri Lanka Since Independence
Author:
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Regional Powers and Small State Security
Author: K. M. De Silva
Publisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press
ISBN: 9780801851490
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Regional Powers and Small State Security recounts India's involvement in the affairs of its much smaller neighbor, Sri Lanka, over the question of Tamil separatists in the northern and eastern parts of the island.
Publisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press
ISBN: 9780801851490
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Regional Powers and Small State Security recounts India's involvement in the affairs of its much smaller neighbor, Sri Lanka, over the question of Tamil separatists in the northern and eastern parts of the island.
A Bibliography of Ceylon
Author: H. A. I. Goonetileke
Publisher:
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Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Background Notes, Sri Lanka
Author:
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Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sri Lanka
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
The Far East and Australasia
Author: Europa Publications Limited
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780946653454
Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780946653454
Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 1080
Book Description
Politics in Sri Lanka, 1947-1979
Author: A. Jeyaratnam Wilson
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349177180
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349177180
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
National Security Concepts of States
Author: Julio César Carasales
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Long Roads To Peace, The - Proceedings Of The Forty-eighth Pugwash Conference On Science And World Affairs
Author: Joseph Rotblat
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814491543
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
In this book, scientists who are pre-eminent in their fields focus on the crucial role of science in the transition away from a culture of war towards the construction of peace based on a capacity to anticipate and prevent destructive conflicts. The subject matter, wide-ranging and of great concern to people everywhere, includes the progress and prospects for a nuclear-weapon-free world; non-nuclear threats to peace and security; the building of legitimate world institutions; conflict resolution and the construction of peace; the local and global environmental dimensions of peace; the health hazards of nuclear chemical and biological weapons; and the interactions between health problems and poverty.
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814491543
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
In this book, scientists who are pre-eminent in their fields focus on the crucial role of science in the transition away from a culture of war towards the construction of peace based on a capacity to anticipate and prevent destructive conflicts. The subject matter, wide-ranging and of great concern to people everywhere, includes the progress and prospects for a nuclear-weapon-free world; non-nuclear threats to peace and security; the building of legitimate world institutions; conflict resolution and the construction of peace; the local and global environmental dimensions of peace; the health hazards of nuclear chemical and biological weapons; and the interactions between health problems and poverty.