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Author : Leelananda Prematilleka
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789556132106
Total Pages : 896 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Art and Archaeology of Sri Lanka written by Leelananda Prematilleka and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Zoltán Biedermann
Publisher : UCL Press
ISBN 13 : 1911307843
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (113 download)
Download or read book Sri Lanka at the Crossroads of History written by Zoltán Biedermann and published by UCL Press. This book was released on 2017-06-07 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The peoples of Sri Lanka have participated in far-flung trading networks, religious formations, and Asian and European empires for millennia. This interdisciplinary volume sets out to draw Sri Lanka into the field of Asian and Global History by showing how the latest wave of scholarship has explored the island as a ‘crossroads’, a place defined by its openness to movement across the Indian Ocean.Experts in the history, archaeology, literature and art of the island from c.500 BCE to c.1850 CE use Lankan material to explore a number of pressing scholarly debates. They address these matters from their varied disciplinary perspectives and diverse array of sources, critically assessing concepts such as ethnicity, cosmopolitanism and localisation, and elucidating the subtle ways in which the foreign may be resisted and embraced at the same time. The individual chapters, and the volume as a whole, are a welcome addition to the history and historiography of Sri Lanka, as well as studies of the Indian Ocean region, kingship, colonialism, imperialism, and early modernity.
Author : Raṇavīra Guṇavardhana
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book History and Archaeology of Sri Lanka written by Raṇavīra Guṇavardhana and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Raṇavīra Guṇavardhana
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 672 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Reflections on a Heritage written by Raṇavīra Guṇavardhana and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Senake Bandaranayake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789550762095
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Continuities and Transformations written by Senake Bandaranayake and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alan Strathern
Publisher : Saint Philip Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781013287534
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (875 download)
Download or read book Sri Lanka at the Crossroads of History written by Alan Strathern and published by Saint Philip Street Press. This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The peoples of Sri Lanka have participated in far-flung trading networks, religious formations, and Asian and European empires for millennia. This interdisciplinary volume sets out to draw Sri Lanka into the field of Asian and Global History by showing how the latest wave of scholarship has explored the island as a 'crossroads', a place defined by its openness to movement across the Indian Ocean. Experts in the history, archaeology, literature and art of the island from c.500 BCE to c.1850 CE use Lankan material to explore a number of pressing scholarly debates. They address these matters from their varied disciplinary perspectives and diverse array of sources, critically assessing concepts such as ethnicity, cosmopolitanism and localisation, and elucidating the subtle ways in which the foreign may be resisted and embraced at the same time. The individual chapters, and the volume as a whole, are a welcome addition to the history and historiography of Sri Lanka, as well as studies of the Indian Ocean region, kingship, colonialism, imperialism, and early modernity This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.
Author : K. M. De Silva
Publisher : Penguin Books India
ISBN 13 : 9789558095928
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (959 download)
Download or read book A History of Sri Lanka written by K. M. De Silva and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2005 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Raj Somadeva
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789197321259
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (212 download)
Download or read book Urban Origins in Southern Sri Lanka written by Raj Somadeva and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Manfred Domrös
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Sri Lanka, Past and Present written by Manfred Domrös and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James Thevathasan Rutnam
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Some Aspects of the History of Archaeology in Sri Lanka written by James Thevathasan Rutnam and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Alan Strathern
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781911307815
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Sri Lanka at the Crossroads of History written by Alan Strathern and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The peoples of Sri Lanka have participated in far-flung trading networks, religious formations, and Asian and European empires for millennia. This interdisciplinary volume sets out to draw Sri Lanka into the field of Asian and Global History by showing how the latest wave of scholarship has explored the island as a 'crossroads', a place defined by its openness to movement across the Indian Ocean. Experts in the history, archaeology, literature and art of the island from c.500 BCE to c.1850 CE use Lankan material to explore a number of pressing scholarly debates. They address these matters from their varied disciplinary perspectives and diverse array of sources, critically assessing concepts such as ethnicity, cosmopolitanism and localisation, and elucidating the subtle ways in which the foreign may be resisted and embraced at the same time.
Author : James T. Rutnam
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 11 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (83 download)
Download or read book Some Aspects of the History of Archaeology in Sri Lanka written by James T. Rutnam and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 : 9789556132106
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Art and Archaeology of Sri Lanka written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Turnour
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The Maháwanso in Roman Characters written by George Turnour and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Humphrey William Codrington
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (117 download)
Download or read book A Short History of Ceylon written by Humphrey William Codrington and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jean Boisselier
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (45 download)
Download or read book Ceylon written by Jean Boisselier and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : K Indrapala
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (368 download)
Download or read book Ancient Sri Lanka written by K Indrapala and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-04-27 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is written for the benefit of you, the children of Sri Lanka, a land with a long history and a rich heritage. It is a country with a string of names reflecting its historical connections. It was the Tamraparni (Tambapanni) of the ancient Indians who later called it Simhala and Ilam. For the Graeco-Romans it was Taprobane. The Arabs knew it as Serandip. Sang-kia-lo was how the Chinese called it. The Malays of Indonesia used the name Singhala. To the Portuguese it was Ceilaõ. Zeilan was the name that the Dutch first used. Later the Dutch and the English preferred the name Ceylon. But right through the period when all these names were used - a period of more than 2500 years - it was known to its people by the name of Lanka (a name firmly entrenched in the memory of the Indians during this whole period because of the central place the island occupies in the Indian epic Ramayana). For most of its history, its rulers called themselves Lankesvara (Lord of Lanka), rendered in Old Sinhala as Lakisura and Lakindu, and in Medieval Tamil as Ilankecuvaran, Ilankaiyarkkiraivan and Tennilankaikkon. After the end of European rule, the name Lanka became official with the addition of the honorific prefix 'Sri'. Being an island meant Sri Lanka has developed a distinctive personality. The influence of this geographical feature on its history should not be underestimated. Being an island also meant being easily open to influences from outside. But it also helped to develop an insular attitude and to jealously guard the main traits of its character and culture. Though a tiny country compared with many other countries of the modern world, Sri Lanka has had an interesting history with remarkable achievements. The island has historical records and archaeological remains for a period of over 2200 years. Much has been discovered about its past. Much remains to be discovered. It is important for you to know the past. This helps you to understand the present. Some of you may go on to study the country's past in greater detail and to discover more to add to the knowledge we already have. This book is intended to give a peep into that past.
