The British Raj and the 1915 Communal Riots in Ceylon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3615368 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P T M Fernando (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 245-255 |
| Publication date | 1969-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-749X • E-ISSN: 1469-8099 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0026749x00002353 |
| OpenAlex | W2053290365 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 10 |
In contrast to India, where communal affrays were ordinary incidents of life, there was little inter-communal hostility in Ceylon throughout British rule. The clash between the Sinhalese and the Muslims that occurred in May-June 1915 was the major exception to this general trend of peace and tranquillity2. Not only did the disturbance take the Ceylon government by surprise, it placed the Colonial Office in a quandary. In this paper it is proposed to examine the reactions of the Ceylon government and the Colonial Office to what was an unprecedented disturbance in the 'senior colony of the new empire'3
Ancient history · British Empire · Ceylon · Colonial rule · Colonialism · Empire · Geography · Government (linguistics · Hostility · Independence (probability theory · Indirect rule · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Surprise · Tranquillity · Asian Studies and History · History · Law · Mathematics · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2016 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |