The adaptable peasant : agrarian society in western Sri Lanka under Dutch rule, 1740-1800 /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dewasiri, Nirmal Ranjith
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Series:TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction ; v. 9.
Subjects:
Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie > History > 18th century.
Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie
Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie
1700-1799
Land tenure > Sri Lanka > History > 18th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Land tenure
Rural conditions
Kolonialismus
Ländlicher Raum
Agrargesellschaft
Sri Lanka > Rural conditions > 18th century.
Sri Lanka
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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

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