Sujit Sivasundaram
Islanded
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226038223
- author:
- Sujit Sivasundaram
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 369
- Dimensions:
- 2.79 x 16 x 23.11 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Great Britain,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The advent of British rule in Sri Lanka is a complex and fascinating topic. Islanded Britain, Sri Lanka, and the Bounds of an Indian Ocean Colony by Sujit Sivasundaram offers a groundbreaking retelling of this period in history. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the British advanced on the kingdom of Kandy, leading to the fall of the last foothold of kingly rule. This marked the beginning of a process known as "islanding" and "partitioning," which redefined the island's relationship with Britain and its mainland territories. The book explores how this period shaped the modern nation of Sri Lanka, including the application of crown rule and modern bureaucracy that tied ethnicity to language and religion. By examining unusual themes such as migration, orientalism, ethnography, botany, medicine, and education, Islanded provides a nuanced understanding of the imperial transition in South Asia.
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