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UNINA9910453095103321 |
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Dewasiri Nirmal Ranjith |
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Titolo |
The adaptable peasant [[electronic resource] ] : agrarian society in western Sri Lanka under Dutch rule, 1740-1800 / / by Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-93732-0 |
9786611937324 |
90-474-3282-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (326 p.) |
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Collana |
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TANAP monographs on the history of Asian-European interaction, , 1871-6938 ; ; v. 9 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Land tenure - Sri Lanka - History - 18th century |
Electronic books. |
Sri Lanka Rural conditions 18th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Leiden University). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-288) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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