The history of Sri Lanka

Maps

Series Foreword Frank W. Thackeray and John E. Findling

Preface

Acronyms

Timeline of Historical Events

The Settings

Ancient Civilization to 1200

Abandonment of the Dry Zone and the Kandyan Kingdom

Portuguese, Dutch, and British Colonialism

A Colonial Society

A Plantation Economy

Sinhalese and Tamil Nationalism

The Coming of Independence

Triumph of Sinhalese Nationalism

Authoritarianism and Ethnic Conflict

Economic Liberalization and the Quality of Life

Civil War

Searching for Peace

Notable People in the History of Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Sovereigns, Dutch and British Governors, Prime Ministers, and Presidents

Glossary

Bibliographic Essay

Index.