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  • Image 1 of Sri Lanka : a country study area handbook series Sri Lanka a country study
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 2 of Sri Lanka : a country study A,.
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 3 of Sri Lanka : a country study
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 4 of Sri Lanka : a country study
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 5 of Sri Lanka : a country study Sri Lanka country study Federal Research Division Library of Congress Edited by Russell R. Ross and Andrea Matles Savada Research Completed October 1988
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 6 of Sri Lanka : a country study On the cover: Ruwanveli Dagoba, Buddhist shrine built by Dutthagamani, near Anuradhapura Second Edition, First Printing, 1990. Copyright ®1990 United States Government as represented by the Secretary of the Army. All rights...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 7 of Sri Lanka : a country study Foreword This volume is one in a continuing series of books now being prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Con- gress under the Country Studies — Area Handbook...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 8 of Sri Lanka : a country study
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 9 of Sri Lanka : a country study Acknowledgments This edition supercedes the Area Handbook for Sri Lanka written by Richard F. Nyrop, et alia, in 1970. Some parts of that edition have been used in the preparation of the...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 10 of Sri Lanka : a country study
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 11 of Sri Lanka : a country study Contents Page Foreword iii Acknowledgments v Preface xiii Country Profile XV Introduction XXV Chapter 1. Historical Setting l Peter R. Blood ORIGINS 5 Ancient Legends and Chronicles 6 The Impact of Buddhism...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 12 of Sri Lanka : a country study Topography 61 Climate 64 Ecological Zones 65 Land Use and Settlement Patterns 67 PEOPLE 68 Population 68 Ethnic Groups 72 Ethnic Group Relations 78 SOCIAL ORGANIZATION 80 Caste 80 Family 86 RELIGION...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 13 of Sri Lanka : a country study LABOR 149 Characteristics and Occupational Distribution 149 Government Labor Policies 150 Working Conditions 151 Labor Relations 154 TRADE 156 Internal Trade 156 External Trade 157 Foreign Exchange System 160 External Debt 161...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 14 of Sri Lanka : a country study Chapter 5. National Security 217 Robert J. Levy PRIMARY THREATS TO NATIONAL SECURITY 221 The Tamil Insurgency 221 The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna 226 THE ARMED FORCES 230 Historical Background 231 Structure and...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 15 of Sri Lanka : a country study 9 Industry, Mining, and Power, 1988 144 10 Transportation System, 1988 146 11 The Structure of Government, 1987 190 12 Enlisted Rank Insignia, 1988 244 13 Officer Rank Insignia, 1988 246 XI
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 16 of Sri Lanka : a country study
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 17 of Sri Lanka : a country study Preface SRI LANKA: A COUNTRY STUDY replaces the edition of this work published in 1982. Like its predecessor, this study attempts to treat in a concise and objective manner the dominant social,...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 18 of Sri Lanka : a country study
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 19 of Sri Lanka : a country study Country Profile Country Formal Name: Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Short Form: Sri Lanka (formerly known as Ceylon). Term for Citizens: Sri Lankan(s). Capital: Colombo, located on the southwestern coast. Administrative...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 20 of Sri Lanka : a country study Topography: Irregular, dissected, central massif dominates south; highest elevation Pidurutalagala (2,524 meters) but better-known mountain Adam ' s Peak (2,243 meters), destination of interfaith pilgrimages. Coastal belt (less than 100 meters elevation)...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 21 of Sri Lanka : a country study Education and Literacy: Schooling organized in four levels: primary (six years), junior secondary (five years), senior secondary (two years), and tertiary (at least two years). Education compulsory to age thirteen, free in...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 22 of Sri Lanka : a country study production have risen steadily since 1977; reached about 900,000 hectares under cultivation and 2.6 million tons harvested in 1986, making country about 75 percent self-sufficient in rice production. Principal commercial crops tea,...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 23 of Sri Lanka : a country study remittances from abroad. Current account balance amounted to minus US$425 million for 1986, with minus US$357 million esti- mated for 1987. Total external debt for 1986 amounted to US$412 billion, with debt...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 24 of Sri Lanka : a country study and appoints cabinet of ministers; October 1982 presidential elec- tion won by incumbent Junius R. ( " J.R. " ) Jayewardene of United National Party (UNP), who received 52.9 percent of vote....
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 25 of Sri Lanka : a country study by president. Country divided into five judicial circuits, subdivided into districts with district courts and divisions with magistrates ' courts. Lowest courts are conciliation boards with responsibility for minor criminal and civil...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 26 of Sri Lanka : a country study principal naval mission patrol of " surveillance zone " in Palk Strait to prevent gun-running by Tamil insurgents between India and Sri Lanka; other naval tasks include enforcement of Sri Lankan Exclusive...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 27 of Sri Lanka : a country study Internal Security: Insurgent movement known generically as Tamil Tigers, active since about 1975, fighting for independent state in Tamil areas of Sri Lanka; total estimated strength 5,000 combatants; most prominent insurgent group...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 28 of Sri Lanka : a country study Figure 1. Administrative Divisions of Sri Lanka, 1988 xxiv
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 29 of Sri Lanka : a country study Introduction SRI LANKA WAS NOT IMMUNE to the spirit of the global and monumental change that swept the world in the late 1980s, promis- ing to usher in a new international order...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 30 of Sri Lanka : a country study came instead from more humble origins and was viewed by many Sri Lankans as more accessible than his predecessor, Junius Richard (J.R.) Jayewardene, under whom he had served as prime minister for...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 31 of Sri Lanka : a country study island ' s communal and political passions. The pullout created a power vacuum in the island ' s Tamil-dominated Northeastern Province that was expected to be filled by the resurgent Tamil Tigers....
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 32 of Sri Lanka : a country study historical threat of Tamil migration, the proximity of India ' s southern Tamil Nadu state and its 55 million Tamils — a source of psychological and military support for Tamil separatists on...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 33 of Sri Lanka : a country study emotionalism marked the beginning of the great division between what have become two completely separate and mutually hostile political systems in Sri Lanka, one Sinhalese and Buddhist, the other Tamil and Hindu....
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 34 of Sri Lanka : a country study modeled after that of France. The 1978 Constitution, unlike its predecessor, made substantial concessions to Tamil sensitivities. The most blatant excesses of the Bandaranaike government were stopped, especially the discriminatory university admissions...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 35 of Sri Lanka : a country study out in 1977 and 1981, but the magnitude of unrest and violence that exploded in the July 1983 riots could not have been anticipated. The riots unleashed an unprecedented wave of violence...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 36 of Sri Lanka : a country study By early summer 1987 Jayewardene, sensing that Tamil Tiger guerrilla activities against the government were an insurmount- able impediment to his efforts at a negotiated peace settlement, launched a military campaign to...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 37 of Sri Lanka : a country study Overcoming much bitterness, both Gandhi and Jayewardene eventually agreed that a confrontational approach would never address the complicated security and bilateral issues linking the two nations. On July 29, 1987, within two...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 38 of Sri Lanka : a country study anti-accord rhetoric voiced by Bandaranaike, disrupted the capital. At the farewell ceremony for Gandhi, following the signing of the accord, in a circumstance that proved more embarrassing than dan- gerous, a Sri...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 39 of Sri Lanka : a country study In 1988 Jayewardene continued working toward the controversial merger of the Northern and Eastern provinces, where the Tamil separatists had long been active. The merger, initially a temporary measure, was a central...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990
  • Image 40 of Sri Lanka : a country study another challenge to its democratic institutions despite the killing of substantial numbers of candidates of various parties and their supporters by the LTTE and J VP. In May 1989, LTTE guerrillas decided...
    • Contributor: Ross, Russell R. - Savada, Andrea Matles - Library of Congress. Federal Research Division - Nyrop, Richard F.
    • Date: 1990

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Title
Sri Lanka : a country study
Contributor Names
Ross, Russell R., 1935-
Savada, Andrea Matles, 1950-
Library of Congress. Federal Research Division.
Nyrop, Richard F.
Created / Published
Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., c1990.
Subject Headings
-  Sri Lanka
Notes
-  "Research completed October 1988."
-  Supercedes the 1970 ed. of Area handbook for Sri Lanka, coauthored by Richard F. Nyrop [et al.].
-  Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-300) and index.
-  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site and the Internet Archive Web site.
Medium
xxxvii, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
DS489 .S68 1990
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/cntrystd.lk
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.00205666278
Library of Congress Control Number
89600372
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Book. xxxvii, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Ross, Russell R., 1935- , Savada, Andrea Matles, 1950- , Library of Congress. Federal Research Division. , Nyrop, Richard F.Washington, D.C. : Federal Research Division, Library of Congress : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., c1990. Call Number: DS489 .S68 1990. Sri Lanka "Research completed October 1988." Supercedes the 1970 ed. of Area handbook for Sri Lanka, coauthored by Richard F. Nyrop [et al.]. Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-300) and index.
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