Early British rule and social classification in Lanka
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An examination of changing ideas and practices of social classification during the first half-century of British rule in the island of Lanka was carried out to address the debate over the origins of modern national and communal identity in Lanka. The results indicated that complex and ongoing historical processes that themselves constantly drew on multiple sources, were mainly responsible for the origins of modern identities in Lanka.
Publication Name: Modern Asian Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0026-749X
Year: 2004
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Theoretical approaches to Sri Lankan history and the early Portuguese period
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The Portuguese and the Dutch influence on Sri Lanka bear evidence from the sixteenth century in order to stimulate fresh perspectives. Traditionalism takes the worldview to be representative of a Sinhalese culture that prevailed throughout the island for two millen
Publication Name: Modern Asian Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0026-749X
Year: 2004
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Tales of the land: British geography and Kandyan resistance in Sri Lanka, c. 1803-1850
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The article examines the early phase of British presence and expansion in Ceylon, taking the uses of geographical knowledges in the public domain as its focus.
Publication Name: Modern Asian Studies
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0026-749X
Year: 2007
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