Title The adaptable peasant : agrarian society in western Sri Lanka under Dutch rule, 1740-1800 / by Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri

Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xxxi, 294 pages) : illustrations, maps 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. 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 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-288) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie -- History -- 18th century SUBJECT Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie fast Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie gnd Subject Land tenure -- Sri Lanka -- History -- 18th century SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. Land tenure Rural conditions Kolonialismus Ländlicher Raum Agrargesellschaft SUBJECT Sri Lanka -- Rural conditions -- 18th century Subject Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9789047432821 9047432827 1281937320 9781281937322 9786611937324 6611937323

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