{"product_id":"the-sri-lanka-reader-history-culture-politics-9780822349822","title":"The Sri Lanka Reader  History Culture Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifty-four images and more than ninety classic and contemporary texts introduce Sri Lankas recorded history of more than two and a half millennia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Sri Lanka Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is unprecedented. Never before has there been a book so synoptic in its treatment of Sri Lankan history, politics, and culture. The overall organization, the selections chosen for inclusion, and the introductions to the individual pieces are all of the highest order. This book will be welcomed by specialists in Sri Lankan studies, as well as the more general, educated reader.”—\u003cb\u003eRoger R. Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e, John W. Nason Professor of Asian Studies and Religion, Carleton College\u003cbr\u003e“John Holt’s \u003ci\u003eThe Sri Lanka Reader\u003c\/i\u003e gives many insights into contemporary Sri Lanka while providing an in-depth picture of its rich history. Holt effectively weaves together documents, analytical accounts, photographs, and poetic works to produce a balanced work that is consistent in quality and readability despite accommodating many viewpoints. It is a book that you will return to time and again. It will undoubtedly become the standard collection of documents on Sri Lanka and its history.”—\u003cb\u003eChandra R. de Silva\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eSri Lanka: A History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“ [A] superb anthology edited by that most perceptive and shrewd observer of Sri Lanka and its complex social, economic and political history, John Clifford Holt. . . . John Holt’s \u003ci\u003eReader\u003c\/i\u003e is a stellar collection of wide-ranging essays both scholarly and popular, folklore, poetry and reportage that run into a mammoth 700 plus pages. Nor is this all. The Reader contains 54 images of paintings, sculptures and architecture together with its editor’s suggestions for further reading and, a comprehensive index.” -- Tissa Jayatilaka * Sunday Times (Colombo) *\u003cbr\u003e“. . . the ideal source book for analytical study of Sri Lanka’s history enlightening the reader as to what caused the present ills.” -- Rajitha Weerakoon * Sunday Times (Colombo) *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Sri Lanka Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is an ambitious volume compiled with dexterity. Holt communicates with captivating force the island’s geopolitical, strategic and historical significance, offering the reader a nuanced introduction to the intrigue and diverse scholarship of this tiny island.” -- Nayana Bibile * Asian Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Sri Lanka Reader\u003c\/i\u003e will make a valued gift to those Sri Lankans and others whose interest in the Island is intelligent and thoughtful; going deeper than beautiful tropical pictures (see the book’s cover); description of delicious dishes, and friendly inhabitants. It will be the standard ‘Reader’ on Sri Lanka for many years to come; a work not to be read once and put aside but to be kept, referred to, reflected upon, and used as a starting point for further reading according to one’s (different) interest.” -- Charles Ponnuthurai Sarvan * Sunday Leader (Columbo) *\u003cbr\u003e“[This is a must-have book for all Sri Lankan scholars.” -- Victor C. De Munck * Journal of World History *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Sri Lanka Reader\u003c\/i\u003e helps one in coming to terms with the country’s present, given that its past has, in a very large way, continually cast a shadow on the social and political trails it has followed. Reading the work makes for a clearer comprehension of Sri Lanka, warts and all.” -- Syed Badrul Ahsan * Asian Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations xiii\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments xv\u003cbr\u003e Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e I. From Ancient to Early Modern 9\u003cbr\u003e II. The Colonial Encounter 133\u003cbr\u003e Sri Lanka: National Identity and the Impact of Colonialism \/ K. M. da Silva 135\u003cbr\u003e The Portuguese: An Introduction \/ Jorge Flores 152\u003cbr\u003e The Dutch: An Introduction 189\u003cbr\u003e The British: An Introduction 230\u003cbr\u003e Kandyan Culture in the Colonial Era: An Introduction 295\u003cbr\u003e Colonial Postscript: The Other Eden \/ Richard de Zoysa 328\u003cbr\u003e III. Emerging Identities 331\u003cbr\u003e Buddhist Identities: An Introduction 334\u003cbr\u003e Muslim Identities: An Introduction 409\u003cbr\u003e Tamil Identities: An Introduction 458\u003cbr\u003e Christians and Burghers: An Introduction 559\u003cbr\u003e Emergent Perspectives in Modern Art: the '43 Group—Formation of a Sri Lankan Avant-Garde \/ Larry D. Lutchmansingh 574\u003cbr\u003e IV. Independence, Insurrections, and Social Change 589\u003cbr\u003e V. Political Epilogue 713\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources 735\u003cbr\u003e Suggestions for Further Reading 745\u003cbr\u003e Index 753","brand":"MD - Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577677091159,"sku":"9780822349822","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822349822.jpg?v=1746096130","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-sri-lanka-reader-history-culture-politics-9780822349822","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}