PPN: | 420678158  |
Titel: | The adaptable peasant : agrarian society in western Sri Lanka under Dutch rule, 1740-1800 / by Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri |
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Erschienen: | Leiden [u.a.] : Brill, 2008 |
Vertrieb: | Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc. |
Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (xxxi, 294 pages) : Illustrations, maps |
Serie: | TANAP monographs on the history of Asian-European interaction ; v. 9 |
Anmerkung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-288) and index |
ISBN: | 978-90-474-3282-1 ; 90-474-3282-7 |
Abstract: | 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 early colonial encounter. |
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