Early British rule and social classification in Lanka

Article Abstract:

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.

Foreign operations, Social status

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Theoretical approaches to Sri Lankan history and the early Portuguese period

Article Abstract:

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

Social evolution, Portuguese history, 1383-1580 (House of Aviz)

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Tales of the land: British geography and Kandyan resistance in Sri Lanka, c. 1803-1850

Article Abstract:

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.

British history, Military history

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