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Comprises the observations made by the author during his stay from August 1816 up to February 1820 as part of the medical staff of the Army. This book consists of 10 chapters that consist of a description of the physical and natural history of the Island, the Political History, Religion, Literature, the Domestic Manners. ... Read more

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The word Rajavaliya literally means line of kings. This singlese chronicles professes to contain a historical narrative of events which occurred during the successive reigns of kings who ruled Ceylon until the end of the 17th century. There is no internal evidence to fix the date or authorship of this work. The narrative starts with king Vijaya to king Vijayadharma Surya II. This book is a reprint of the 1900 edition. ... Read more

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In this book Rev. Baierlein a missionary of the Evangelical Lutheran Society describes the main aspects of Tamilian society. The book is divided into 2 parts: the first part describes the land and its products, and is divided into 5 chapters: the people and their literature, the domestic life, their religion and worship and the temples. The second part deals with the missionary history and activities of German, English and American missionaries. It is translated from the German by J.D.B. Gribble. ... Read more

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Deals with the regions of Asia; Ceylon / Sri Lanka; South-Asia, during the period of 1801-1900 AD, the British Period. This title covers areas of History; People and Lifestyle; Art, Architecture; Anthropology / Ethnology; Folklore; Mythology; Natural History, Flora; Social Life, Customs; Manners & Religious Ceremonies; and, Travels/Voyages. ... Read more

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Deals with Sri Lanka. ... Read more

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Presents what there is to know on Sri Lanka - history, description and travel. ... Read more

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includes 34 illustrations and maps, also has statistical info. ... Read more

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"An account of its natural resources, indigenous productions and commercial facilities;" many illustrations. ... Read more

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The recounting of the author's stay in the Island of Ceylon is the subject of this work. The author, a Major in the 78th Highlanders wrote this account in 1840. The book describes various aspects of the Island and is in 2 volumes. It sketches the field sports, the ancient cities, journey to those ancient cities, and glimpses into the natural history and antiquities. ... Read more

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classic study of pre-independence life in Ceylon. attention to major sites, religion and culture ... Read more

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Covers Ceylon's history, government and religion, the antiquities, institution, produce, and revenue and capabilities of the island. This title also contains anecdotes that illustrate the manners and customs of the people in 19th century. ... Read more

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Southeast Asian Urbanism is based on the results of over two decades of field research on cities and towns of Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Phillipines and Singapore.The connections between micro and macro processes, between grassroots interactions and urban structures, between social theory and empirical data are analyzed to provide a vivid picture of the great variety of urban forms, the social creativity in the slums of Bangkok, Manila or Jakarta, the variety of cultural symbolism and the political and religious structuration of urban space. ... Read more

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Southeast Asian Urbanism is based on the results of over two decades offield research on cities and towns of Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia,Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. The connections between micro andmacro processes, between grassroots interactions and urban structures,between social theory and empirical data are analysed to provide a vividpicture of the great variety of urban forms, the social creativity in theslums of Bangkok, Manila or Jakarta, the variety of cultural symbolism andthe political and religious structuration of urban space.

The book iswritten in the tradition of German or European sociological research fromMarx and Weber to Habermas and Bourdieu. The work on Southeast Asianurbanism was carried out within the research programme of the Sociology ofDevelopment Research Centre of the University of Bielefeld in Germany, butalso during teaching and research assignments at Chulalongkorn University,the National University of Singapore, the Science University of Malaysia,the National University of Malaysia, Andalas University, Padang, thePopulation Studies Centre at Gadjah Mada University, the University ofIndonesia, the University of the Philippines and the Institute of SoutheastAsian Studies, Singapore.

The book will be of interest to urbananthropologists, political scientists and sociologists, to students ofSoutheast Asian history, culture and society, to urban planners and policymakers. ... Read more