The adaptable peasant : : agrarian society in western Sri Lanka under Dutch rule, 1740-1800 / / by Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri.
This study investigates the structural changes in western Sri Lanka's agrarian society under the administration of the Dutch United East India Company (VOC). In the areas where peasant agriculture was the predominant form of production, changes in the land tenure system paved the way for a mode...
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Dewasiri, Nirmal Ranjith. The adaptable peasant : agrarian society in western Sri Lanka under Dutch rule, 1740-1800 / by Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri. 1st ed. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008. 1 online resource (326 p.) text txt computer c online resource cr TANAP monographs on the history of Asian-European interaction, 1871-6938 ; v. 9 English Preliminary Materials / N.R. Dewasiri -- Prologue / N.R. Dewasiri -- Introduction / N.R. Dewasiri -- Chapter One. The World Of The Peasant / N.R. Dewasiri -- Chapter Two. The System Of Production And Its Changes / N.R. Dewasiri -- Chapter Three. Land Tenure And Its Changes / N.R. Dewasiri -- Chapter Four. The Emergence Of A New Class Formation And The Rise Of A Landowning Class / N.R. Dewasiri -- Chapter Five. Caste And Social Mobility / N.R. Dewasiri -- Chapter Six. The Discussion / N.R. Dewasiri -- Epilogue / N.R. Dewasiri -- Notes / N.R. Dewasiri -- Appendix 1. Chronological List Of Kings Of Kandy And Dutch Governors / N.R. Dewasiri -- Appendix 2. List Of Accommodessan Grants / N.R. Dewasiri -- Appendix 3. Classification Of People In Various Sources / N.R. Dewasiri -- Bibliography / N.R. Dewasiri -- Index / N.R. Dewasiri. This study investigates the structural changes in western Sri Lanka's agrarian society under the administration of the Dutch United East India Company (VOC). In the areas where peasant agriculture was the predominant form of production, changes in the land tenure system paved the way for a modern system of private property relations. A new class differentiation emerged and the indigenous chiefs turned into powerful landowners. In addition to this, new light is shed on the dynamics of caste formation as a result of the early colonial encounter. Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Leiden University). Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-288) and index. Land tenure Sri Lanka History 18th century. Sri Lanka Rural conditions 18th century. Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie History 18th century. 90-04-16508-8 TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction ; v. 9. |
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Dewasiri, Nirmal Ranjith. The adaptable peasant : agrarian society in western Sri Lanka under Dutch rule, 1740-1800 / TANAP monographs on the history of Asian-European interaction, Preliminary Materials / 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 / Appendix 1. Chronological List Of Kings Of Kandy And Dutch Governors / Appendix 2. List Of Accommodessan Grants / Appendix 3. Classification Of People In Various Sources / Bibliography / Index / |
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Preliminary Materials / 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 / Appendix 1. Chronological List Of Kings Of Kandy And Dutch Governors / Appendix 2. List Of Accommodessan Grants / Appendix 3. Classification Of People In Various Sources / Bibliography / Index / |
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Preliminary Materials / 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 / Appendix 1. Chronological List Of Kings Of Kandy And Dutch Governors / Appendix 2. List Of Accommodessan Grants / Appendix 3. Classification Of People In Various Sources / Bibliography / Index / |
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