Islanded
Subtitle: Britain, Sri Lanka, and the Bounds of an Indian Ocean Colony
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: Aug 05, 2013
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780226038223
Description: 'Islanded' makes a critical contribution to our understanding of South Asian and Indian ocean history and provides a novel lens through which to review both the British taking of and departure from India. Using a wealth of colonial and indigenous documents, Sujit Sivasundaram makes an intriguing argument that during the first phases of their rule, the British undertook an unfinished process of severing or 'partitioning' Sri Lanka from the mainland, so emphasizing its Buddhist and Sinhala character.
Notes: Source title: Islanded: Britain, Sri Lanka, and the Bounds of an Indian Ocean Colony