The adaptable peasant : agrarian society in western Sri Lanka under Dutch rule, 1740-1800 /

The adaptable peasant : agrarian society in western Sri Lanka under Dutch rule, 1740-1800 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Dewasiri, Nirmal Ranjith.
Imprint:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Description:	1 online resource (xxxi, 294 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Series:	TANAP monographs on the history of Asian-European interaction, 1871-6938 ; v. 9 TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction ; v. 9.
Subject:	Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie -- History -- 18th century. Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie. Land tenure -- Sri Lanka -- History -- 18th century. Land tenure. Rural conditions. Sri Lanka -- Rural conditions -- 18th century. Sri Lanka. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11227047

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ISBN:	9789047432821 9047432827 9789004165083 9004165088 1281937320 9781281937322 9786611937324 6611937323
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-288) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Dewasiri, Nirmal Ranjith. Adaptable peasant. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008
Standard no.:	10.1163/ej.9789004165083.i-294

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements; Notes to the reader; Glossary; Maps; 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; Appendices; Bibliography; Index