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基本説明
This collection of essays represents over three decades of scholarship on the impact of the Dutch on the society and economy of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 20 studies in English, including new introductory essay.
Full Description
This collection of essays discusses the impact of the Dutch on the society and economy of Ceylon. Based on archival material, the essays explore the interaction between the Dutch and the indigenous people and the impact of Dutch colonial rule over a period of about 150 years.
Contents
Ceylon and the Dutch, 1630-1800 - an essay in historiography; Dutch sovereignty in Ceylon - a historical survey of its problems; the Kingdom of Kandy - aspects of its international relations and commerce; J.H.O. Paulusz on the 1638 Westervolt treaty in Ceylon - a rejoinder; William Hubbard - a fellow-prisoner of Knox in Kandy, 1660-1703; Vimala Dharma Surya II (1687-1707) and his relations with the Dutch; Baron van Imhoff and Dutch policy in Ceylon, 1736-1740; the administrative organization of the Dutch East India Company in Ceylon; the Vanniar of north Ceylon - a study of feudal power and central authority; the indigenous ruling class under colonial rule in Dutch maritime Ceylon; social history of a dominant caste society - the Vellalar of north Ceylon in the 18th century; Dutch commercial policy in Ceylon and its effects on Indo-Ceylon trade, 1690-1750; elements of social and economic change in Dutch maritime Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1658-1796; historical foundation of the economy of the Tamils of north Sri Lanka; Ceylon in the Indian Ocean trade, 1500-1800; oratorians and predikants - the Catholic church in Ceylon under Dutch rule; Reverend Philippus Baldaeus - his pastoral work in Ceylon, 1656-1662; Protestants - the first phase, 1650-1880; the 1st century of Protestant Christianity in Jaffna; Sri Lanka's Tamils - under colonial rule.
