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_bPEE/H
100 1 _aPeebles, Patrick.
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245 1 4 _aThe history of Sri Lanka /
_cPatrick Peebles.
260 _aWestport, Conn. :
_bGreenwood Press,
_c2006.
300 _axxvi, 216 p. ;
_c25 cm.
505 0 0 _tTimeline of historical events --
_g1.
_tThe settings --
_g2.
_tAncient civilization to 1200 --
_g3.
_tAbandonment of the dry zone and the Kandyan kingdom --
_g4.
_tPortuguese, Dutch, and British colonialism --
_g5.
_tA colonial society --
_g6.
_tA plantation economy --
_g7.
_tSinhalese and Tamil nationalism --
_g8.
_tThe coming of independence --
_g9.
_tTriumph of Sinhalese nationalism --
_g10.
_tAuthoritarianism and ethnic conflict --
_g11.
_tEconomic liberalization and the quality of life --
_g12.
_tCivil War --
_g13.
_tSearching for peace --
_tNotable people in the history of Sri Lanka --
_gApp.
_tSri Lankan sovereigns, Dutch and British governors, prime ministers, and presidents.
651 0 _aSri Lanka
_xHistory.
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