| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> Sri LankaFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Sri Lanka**Library of Congress Call Number DS489                   .S68 1990**- Sri                       Lanka  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Country                       Profile- Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and CommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security    Introduction- Chapter                       1 - Historical Setting  (Peter R. Blood)                          - Origins      - Ancient                               Legends and Chronicles        - Buddhist                                   Chronicles   The                               Impact of BuddhismThe                           Classical Age, 200 B.C.-A.D. 1200
Early                               Settlements
- Rise                               of Sinhalese and Tamil Ethnic Awareness   Decline                           of the Sinhalese Kingdom, 1200-1500- Sinhalese                               Migration to the South  A                               Weakened State: Invasion, Disease, and Social InstabilityEuropean                           Encroachment and Dominance, 1500-1948
The                               Portuguese
- The                               Dutch  The                               British- Early                                   Contacts  The                                   British Replace the DutchModernization                                   and Reform
- The                                   Colebrooke-Cameron Reforms  Economic                                   InnovationsRise                                   of the Sri Lankan Middle Class
- Buddhist                                   Revivalism  Constitutional                                   ReformWorld                                   War I
- The                                   Donoughmore Commission  Growth                                   of Leftist PartiesWorld                                   War II and the Transition to Independence
- Independence    - Divisions                               in the Body Politic  United                               National Party "Majority" Rule, 1948-56Emergence                               of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party
- Tamil                               Politics  Sri                               Lanka Freedom Party Rule, 1956-65- Legislation                                   and Communal Agitation  Populist                                   Economic PoliciesUnited                                   National Party Interlude
- Return                                   of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party   The                               United National Party Regains Power, 1965-70United                               Front Rule and Emerging Violence, 1970-77
- The                               United National Party Returns to Power    - Election                                   of 1977 and More Violence  Constitution                                   of 1978The                                   Riots of 1981
- Presidential                                   Election of 1982  The                                   Riots of July 1983- Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment  (James Heitzman)                          - The                           Physical Environment      - Geology  TopographyClimate
- Ecological                               Zones  Land                               Use and Settlement PatternsThe                           People 
Population
- Ethnic                               Groups    - Sinhalese  TamilsMuslims
- Burghers  VeddahEthnic                               Group Relations
- Social                           Organization     - Caste      - Nature                                   of Caste  Caste                                   among the SinhaleseCaste                                   among the Tamils
- Caste                                   Interactions in Daily Life   FamilyReligion
Buddhism
The                                   Life and Message of the Buddha
- The                                   Buddhist Community  Popular                                   Sinhalese ReligionBuddhism                                   and Politics
- Hinduism  IslamChristianity
- Social                           Services     - Education      - Traditional                                   and Colonial Systems  The                                   Modern Education SystemEducation                                   and Ethnic Conflict
- Health  Living                               Conditions- Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (John D. Rogers)                          - Nature                           of the Economy      - Structure                               of the Economy  Role                               of GovernmentDevelopment                               Planning
- The                               Economy in the Late 1980s   Agriculture- Changing                               Patterns  Land                               UseGovernment                               Policies
- Land                               Tenure  Cropping                               PatternIndustry
Changing                               Patterns
- Industrial                               Policies  ManufacturingConstruction
- Mining   EnergyTransportation
- Telecommunications  Labor- Characteristics                               and Occupational Distribution  Government                               Labor PoliciesWorking                               Conditions
- Labor                               Relations   Trade- Internal                               Trade  External                               TradeForeign                               Exchange System
- External                               Debt   Finance- Budgetary                               Process, Revenues, and Expenditures  Foreign                               AidFiscal                               Administration
- Monetary                               Process   Tourism- Chapter                       4 - Government and Politics  (Donald M. Seekins)                          - Politics                           and Society      - Race,                               Religion, and Politics  The                               Sinhalese: Racial Uniqueness and Politicized BuddhismTamil                               Exclusivism
- The                           1978 Constitution and Government Institutions    - Historical                               Perspective, 1802-1978  Government                               InstitutionsPresidency                               and Parliament
- Local                               Government  Electoral                               SystemJudiciary
- Civil                               Service   The                           Political Party System- Sinhalese                               Parties    - The                                   UNP  The                                   Sri Lanka Freedom PartyThe                                   Marxist Parties
- The                                   People's United Front   Tamil                               United Liberation FrontOther                               Parties
- Electoral                               Performance   The                           Emergence of Extremist Groups- Tamil                               Alienation  Tamil                               Militant Groups- Liberation                                   Tigers of Tamil Eelam  Other                                   Tamil GroupsThe                                   1984 All Party Conference
- India's                                   Perspective  The                                   Eastern Province QuestionForeign                           Relations 
Relations                               with Western States
- The                               Indo-Sri Lankan Accord and Foreign Relations       - Chapter                       5 - National Security  (Robert J. Levy)                            - Primary                           Threats to National Security        - The                               Tamil Insurgency          - Insurgent                                   Groups  Major                                   Incidents of the InsurgencyThe                               Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
- The                           Armed Forces    - Historical                               Background      - Ancient                                   Military Traditions  The                                   Armed Forces under British RuleThe                                   Armed Forces after Independence
- Structure                               and Administration of the Armed Forces    - The                                   Army  The                                   NavyThe                                   Air Force
- Conditions                                   of Service  Ethnic                                   Composition of the Armed ForcesWomen                                   in the Armed Forces
- Awards                                   in the Armed Forces   Foreign                               Military RelationsForeign                               Military Presence
- The                               Defense Budget   National                           Police and Paramilitary Forces- Organization  StrengthEquipment                               and Training
- The                               Home Guard   The                           Criminal Justice System- Criminal                               Justice and the Effects of Insurgency  The                               Penal CodeCriminal                               Procedure and the Structure of the Courts
- Rules                               of Search, Arrest, and Detention  Executive                               Powers of Pardon and CommutationPenal                               Institutions and Trends in the Prison Population
- Drug                               Abuse and Drug Legislation      Appendices- Appendix                           A. Tables  Appendix                           B. Political Parties and GroupsBibliography
- Glossary   
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