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Dutch and British colonial intervention in Sri Lanka, 1780-1815 : expansion and reform /
Presents a study of Dutch and British colonial intervention on Sri Lanka in the period 1780-1815. This book provides a characterisation of the functioning and growth of the colonial state in a period of transition. It focuses on the local reforms in the Dutch administration and policymaking on the i...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2007.
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| Colección: | TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction ;
v. 7. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgements; Glossary; Maps; Introduction; PART I: TEMPTATION ISLAND; Chapter One: Local politics and foreign intrusion; PART II: THE FIRST COLONIAL TRANSITION: LOCAL GROWTH OF COLONIAL INTERESTS; Chapter Two: Colonial politics in Dutch Ceylon till 1780; Chapter Three: Beyond cinnamon: Dutch interior policy 1780-1795; Chapter Four: Inland exploitation: the discovery of the periphery; Chapter Five: Dutch perceptions of the colonial order; Chapter Six: Isolation and disintegration: the Kandyans and the Dutch; PART III: THE SECOND COLONIAL TRANSITION: IMPERIAL DESIGN AND LOCAL PRACTICE.