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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.
- K M de Silva
A History of Sri Lanka. K M de Silva. Penguin UK, Aug 25,...
- K M de Silva
15 sty 2005 · 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.
The history of Sri Lanka is unique because its relevance and richness extend beyond the areas of South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. The early human remains which were found on the island of Sri Lanka date back to about 38,000 years ago ( Balangoda Man ).
31 gru 1981 · Very thorough review of the history of Sri Lanka starting with the ancient kingdoms and culminating with a short review of more modern times. The book was fairly readable, with a good amount of detail.
A History of Sri Lanka. K M de Silva. Penguin UK, Aug 25, 2005 - Political Science - 800 pages. Sri Lanka is an ancient civilization, shaped and thrust into the modern globalizing world by...
This book presents 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.
The historiography of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) from the early 19th century to the 1830s was profoundly affected by the British conquest of the littoral districts during 1795–96, and the absorption from 1815 to 1818 of the interior Kandyan kingdom, the last of a long line of Sinhalese kingdoms.
