| Dutch and British Colonial Intervention in Sri Lanka, 1780-1815: Expansion and Reform Contributor(s): Schrikker (Author) |
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ISBN: 900415602X ISBN-13: 9789004156029 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $136.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: This study of Dutch and British colonial intervention on Sri Lanka in the period 1780 - 1815 provides a new over-all characterisation of the functioning and growth of the colonial state in a period of transition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science |
| Dewey: 954.930 |
| Series: Tanap Monographs on the History of Asian-European Interactio |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.32" W x 10.04" (1.77 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Indian - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study examines the colonial intervention in Sri Lanka at the end of the eighteenth century, when British rule replaced Dutch rule on the island. It focuses on the local reforms in the Dutch administration and policymaking on the island prior to the take-over and the various ways in which the British colonial government dealt with the Dutch legacy. Native agency in the colonial state formation process, the influence of the revolutions that swayed Europe at the time and changes in Dutch and British colonial exploitation are addressed respectively in an effort to characterize the transition of colonial regimes in Asia during this revolutionary era. |
