The adaptable peasant : agrarian society in western Sri Lanka under Dutch rule, 1740-1800 /
Analyses how in early colonial times, the peasant society of Sri Lanka underwent fundamental changes in the land tenure system as it faced the arrival of the Dutch East India Company administration's merchant capitalism. This study also reveals the dynamics of caste formation as a result of the...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2008.
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Colección: | TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction ;
v. 9. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |