Colonialism in Sri Lanka: The Political Economy of the Kandyan Highlands, 1833–1886 [Reprint 2019 ed.] 9783110838640

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Colonialism in Sri Lanka: The Political Economy of the Kandyan Highlands, 1833–1886 [Reprint 2019 ed.]
9783110838640

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Asoka Bandarage

Table of contents :
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF MAPS
LIST OF TABLES
I. INTRODUCTION
PART 1: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
II. THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION OF THE KANDYAN KINGDOM: c. 1591 TO c. 1815
III. THE FIRST PHASE OF BRITISH RULE IN CEYLON: THE MERCANTILIST PERIOD, 1796-1833
PART 2: THE PLANTATION IMPACT
IV. EXPORT AGRICULTURE IN CEYLON, 1833-1886: AN OVERVIEW
V. PLANTATIONS AND THE CONFLICT OVER LAND
VI. PLANTATIONS AND THE CREATION OF A LABOR FORCE
VII. PLANTATIONS AND THE COLONIAL STATE
PART 3: CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS
VIII. THE COLONIAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE KANDYAN HIGHLANDS: SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIFFERENTIATION AND STRATIFICATION
IX. THEORETICAL CONCLUSIONS: THE CHARACTERIZATION OF THE COLONIAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
APPENDICES
REFERENCES
SUBJECT INDEX

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