The History of Sri Lanka

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ID8104572
AuthorsPatrick Peebles (0000-0002-9724-9456, corresponding author)
Year2006
Publication date2006-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueThe History of Sri Lanka (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherGreenwood (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5040/9798400665417
OpenAlexW601274873
Open LibraryOL10420483M
ISBN9798400665417
LanguageEN
Citations received19

Sri Lanka—an island nation located in the Indian Ocean— has a population of approximately 19 million. Despite its diminuative size, however, Sri Lanka has a long and complex history. The diversity of its people has led to ethnic, religious, and political conflicts that continue to exist. Peebles describes the experiences of the country, from its earliest settlers, to civil war, to its current state, allowing readers to better understand this often misunderstood country. With an emphasis on the 20th century, chapters discuss the economy, religion, culture, and government of Sri Lanka. A timeline outlines key events in Sri Lankan history, as well as biographies of notable people, and a bibliographic essay

Archaeology · Development economics · Diversity (politics · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Geography · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · South asia · Sri lanka · State (computer science · Timeline · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · asia · Asia - General · Asia - India & South Asia · Asian · History · History - General History · History: World · Middle Eastern history · Demography · Law

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