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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dewasiri, Nirmal Ranjith
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Colección:TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction ; v. 9.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgements; Notes to the reader; Glossary; Maps; Prologue; Introduction; Chapter One: The World of the Peasant; Chapter Two: The System of Production and Its Changes; Chapter Three: Land Tenure and Its Changes; Chapter Four: The Emergence of a New Class Formation and the Rise of a Landowning Class; Chapter Five: Caste and Social Mobility; Chapter Six: The Discussion; Epilogue; Notes; Appendices; Bibliography; Index