TY  - BOOK
AU  - Peebles,Patrick
TI  - The history of Sri Lanka
SN  - 0313332053 (alk. paper)
U1  - 954.93 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Westport, Conn.
PB  - Greenwood Press
KW  - Sri Lanka
KW  - History
N1  - 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 --; App; Sri Lankan sovereigns, Dutch and British governors, prime ministers, and presidents
ER  -