Dutch and British colonial intervention in Sri Lanka, 1780-1815 : expansion and reform / / by Alicia Schrikker.

This study examines the colonial intervention in Sri Lanka at the end of the eighteenth century, when British rule replaced Dutch rule on the island. It focuses on the local reforms in the Dutch administration and policymaking on the island prior to the take-over and the various ways in which the Br...

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Superior document:TANAP monographs on the history of Asian-European interaction, v. 7
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Year of Publication:2007
Language:English
Series:TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction ; v. 7.
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / A. Schrikker
  • Introduction / A. Schrikker
  • Chapter One. Local Politics And Foreign Intrusion / A. Schrikker
  • Chapter Two. Colonial Politics In Dutch Ceylon Till 1780 / A. Schrikker
  • Chapter Three. Beyond Cinnamon: Dutch Interior Policy 1780-1795 / A. Schrikker
  • Chapter Four. Inland Exploitation: The Discovery Of The Periphery / A. Schrikker
  • Chapter Five. Dutch Perceptions Of The Colonial Order / A. Schrikker
  • Chapter Six. Isolation And Disintegration: The Kandyans And The Dutch / A. Schrikker
  • Introduction / A. Schrikker
  • Chapter Seven. Regime Change And Transitional Politics 1795-1798 / A. Schrikker
  • Chapter Eight. A New Destiny For Ceylon 1798-1805 / A. Schrikker
  • Chapter Nine. Towards A New Order 1805-1815 / A. Schrikker
  • Chapter Ten. British Ceylon And The Indian Experience: Connecting Policies / A. Schrikker
  • Chapter Eleven. The Colonial Project Completed: The Fall Of The Kandyan Kingdom / A. Schrikker
  • Chapter Twelve. Conclusions And Reflections / A. Schrikker
  • Notes / A. Schrikker
  • Appendix / A. Schrikker
  • Bibliography / A. Schrikker
  • Index / A. Schrikker.