The history of Sri Lanka / Patrick Peebles.
Material type: TextPublication details: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006Description: xxvi, 216 p. ; 25 cmISBN: 0313332053 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Sri Lanka -- HistoryDDC classification: 954.93Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Books | Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section | 954.93 PEE/H (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | P21988 |
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.
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