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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dewasiri, Nirmal Ranjith.

Series:

TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction ; v. 9.

TANAP monographs on the history of Asian-European interaction, 1871-6938 ; v. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie--History--18th century.

Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie.

Land tenure--Sri Lanka--History--18th century.

Land tenure.

Sri Lanka--Rural conditions--18th century.

Sri Lanka.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study investigates the structural changes in western Sri Lanka's agrarian society under the administration of the Dutch United East India Company (VOC). In the areas where peasant agriculture was the predominant form of production, changes in the land tenure system paved the way for a modern system of private property relations. A new class differentiation emerged and the indigenous chiefs turned into powerful landowners. In addition to this, new light is shed on the dynamics of caste formation as a result of the early colonial encounter.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / N.R. Dewasiri

Prologue / N.R. Dewasiri

Introduction / N.R. Dewasiri

Chapter One. The World Of The Peasant / N.R. Dewasiri

Chapter Two. The System Of Production And Its Changes / N.R. Dewasiri

Chapter Three. Land Tenure And Its Changes / N.R. Dewasiri

Chapter Four. The Emergence Of A New Class Formation And The Rise Of A Landowning Class / N.R. Dewasiri

Chapter Five. Caste And Social Mobility / N.R. Dewasiri

Chapter Six. The Discussion / N.R. Dewasiri

Epilogue / N.R. Dewasiri

Notes / N.R. Dewasiri

Appendix 1. Chronological List Of Kings Of Kandy And Dutch Governors / N.R. Dewasiri

Appendix 2. List Of Accommodessan Grants / N.R. Dewasiri

Appendix 3. Classification Of People In Various Sources / N.R. Dewasiri

Bibliography / N.R. Dewasiri

Index / N.R. Dewasiri.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Leiden University).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-288) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-93732-0

9786611937324

90-474-3282-7

OCLC:

654684668

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004165083.i-294 DOI