Subjects:  1. Nature/Ecology    2. Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques    3. History of engineering & technology    4. Management of land & natural resources    5. Nature / Forests & Forestry    6. Sri Lanka   

Subjects:  1. Bangladesh    2. Business/Economics    3. History    4. International Rice Research In    5. International cooperation    6. Research    7. Rice    8. Rice Crops    9. Sri Lanka   

Subjects:  1. Asia - General    2. Asia - India & South Asia    3. Economic conditions    4. History    5. History - General History    6. History: World    7. Plantation workers    8. Sri Lanka    9. Tamil (Indic people)   

Subjects:  1. History    2. History: World    3. Sociology Of Women    4. Sri Lanka    5. Women    6. Women's rights    7. Women's studies   

Subjects:  1. Asia - General    2. Ethnic Studies - General    3. History    4. Mandur    5. Social Science    6. Sociology    7. Sri Kantacuvaami Temple (Mandu    8. Sri Kantacuvaami Temple (Mandur, Sri Lanka)    9. Sri Lanka    10. Temples, Hindu    11. ASIA    12. Hinduism   

Reviews (1)

It saved me in Sri Lanka!
A year ago I was on an off-campus studies program in Sri Lanka and happened to have this book with me as I was studying in Lankatilike, one of the places Gombrich describes.It was so interesting to be able to read about how things were 50 or so years before I was there.The shrines even looked basically the same!It is also a great introduction to Sinhalese Buddhism (the closest thing to a How-To Guide for Sudus I've found).However, it is an old book and a lot has happened in Lanka since it was written.Even so, I love it as a reference book and keep it by me at all times when I'm doing research on Lanka. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Asia - General    2. Buddhism    3. Buddhism - General    4. Religion    5. Religion - World Religions    6. Sri Lanka    7. History / Asia   

Subjects:  1. Asia - India    2. Asia - India & South Asia    3. General    4. History - General History    5. International Relations - General    6. Political Science    7. Politics - Current Events    8. Politics/International Relations    9. Political Science / General   

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Author's Review
This book explores the change of Sri Lanka's military's mission from protecting the country from external threats to countering insurgencies.From 1947 to 2004, Sri Lanka's military has searched for a mission.When its initial worry of an invasion by India did not materialize, the miliary turned its focus on internal insurrection.With an expected end to the 20-year conflict between the Jaffna Tamils and the Sinhalese government, the military's mission will return to external defense.However, without signficant external or internal threats, the government will neglect the military and it will again become incapable of defending against any threat.This book exams all aspects of the three services (army, navy, and air force).Each chapter covers a decade of history and includes each service's mission, operations, doctrine and tactics, command and organization, weapon procurement and existing weapons, personnel, retention, recruitment, training, and summaries of each decade. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Asia - India & South Asia    2. History    3. History - General History    4. History: World    5. Military - General    6. Military - Other    7. Asian / Middle Eastern history    8. India    9. Warfare & Defence   

Subjects:  1. Asia - India & South Asia    2. Christianity - History - General    3. General    4. Religion   

Subjects:  1. History / United States / General   

Subjects:  1. 1978-    2. Asia - General    3. Asia - India & South Asia    4. Ethnic relations    5. History    6. History - General History    7. History: World    8. International Relations - General    9. Politics and government    10. Sri Lanka    11. Tamil (Indic people)    12. International relations    13. Peace studies    14. Political Science / International Relations    15. Revolutions & coups   

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - Cultural    2. Ethnic Studies - General    3. Ethnic relations    4. Ethnicity    5. General    6. History    7. History: World    8. Politics and government    9. Sociology    10. Sri Lanka    11. Tamil (Indic people)    12. Ethnic studies    13. Ethnography    14. History of specific racial & ethnic groups    15. Social Science / Ethnic Studies   

Subjects:  1. Constitutional History    2. Constitutional law    3. General    4. Politics / Current Events    5. Sri Lanka    6. Constitution: government & the state    7. History   

Subjects:  1. Buddhism    2. History    3. India, South    4. Religion    5. Sources    6. Sri Lanka    7. Tamil (Indic people)   

Subjects:  1. Asia - Southwest    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS    5. Sri Lanka    6. Travel / Asia / Southwest   

Subjects:  1. Asia - India & South Asia    2. History - General History   

Subjects:  1. Asia - India & South Asia    2. History - General History    3. Asian / Middle Eastern history    4. Sri Lanka   

Subjects:  1. South Asia - History    2. Asian / Middle Eastern history    3. India   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Buddhism    3. Buddhism - General    4. History    5. Religion    6. Religion - World Religions    7. Sri Lanka