Bibliography of Sri Lanka explained
This is a bibliography of works on Sri Lanka.
Overviews
- Book: Blaze, L. E. History of Ceylon. Asian Educational Services. 1995. 978-81-206-1074-3.
- Book: Blaze, L. E. The Story of Lanka. Asian Educational Services. 1995. 978-81-206-1074-3.
- Book: de Silva, K. M. . A History of Sri Lanka . Vijitha Yapa . 2005 . . 782 . 955-8095-92-3.
- Book: Ludowyk, E. F. C.. E. F. C. Ludowyk. The Story of Ceylon. Navrang Booksellers & Publishers. 1985. 978-81-7013-020-8.
- Book: Mittal, J. P.. History of Ancient India: From 4250 BC to 637 AD. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. 2006. 2 of History of Ancient India: A New Version. Other dynasties. 81-269-0616-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=rrh4tY3v2A4C&q=Kingdom+of+Thambapanni&pg=PA405.
- Book: Nicholas, C. W.. Paranavitana, S.. A Concise History of Ceylon. Colombo University Press. 1961.
- Book: Peebles, Patrick . The History of Sri Lanka. 2006. Greenwood . 9780313332050.
- Book: Seneviratna, Anuradha. The Springs of Sinhala Civilization. Navrang Booksellers & Publishers. 1989. 89906331. 21524601.
- Book: Siriweera, W. I. . History of Sri Lanka. Dayawansa Jayakodi & Company. 2004. 978-955-551-257-2.
- Book: Tinker. Hugh. South Asia: A Short History. 1990. University of Hawaii Press. 0824812875.
- Book: Yogasundaram, Nath. A Comprehensive History of Sri Lanka. Vijitha Yapa Publishers. 2008. 978-955-665-002-0.
- Silva, K.M. de History of Sri Lanka (1982) complete text online free
History
- Primary sources
By era
- Tambapanni & Upatissa Nuwara period
- Book: Mittal, J. P.. History of Ancient India: From 4250 BC to 637 AD. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. 2006. 2 of History of Ancient India: A New Version. Other dynasties. 81-269-0616-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=rrh4tY3v2A4C&q=Kingdom+of+Thambapanni&pg=PA405.
- Anuradhapura period
- Book: Bandaranayake, Senake. Sigiriya. Central Cultural Fund. 2007. 978-955-613-111-6. registration.
- Book: Lokubandara, W. J. M.. The Mistique of Sigiriya — Whispers of the Mirror Wall. Godage International Publishers. 2007. 978-955-30-0610-3.
- Book: Mendis, Ranjan Chinthaka. The Story of Anuradhapura. Lakshmi Mendis. 1999. 978-955-96704-0-7.
- Book: Perera, Lakshman S.. The Institutions of Ancient Ceylon from Inscriptions. International Centre for Ethnic Studies. 2001. 1. 978-955-580-055-6.
- Book: Rambukwelle, P. B.. Commentary on Sinhala Kingship — Vijaya to Kalinga Magha. Sridevi Printers. 1993. 978-955-95565-0-3.
- Book: Siriweera, W. I. . History of Sri Lanka. Dayawansa Jayakodi & Company. 2004. 978-955-551-257-2.
- Book: Wijesooriya, S.. A Concise Sinhala Mahavamsa. Participatory Development Forum. 2006. 978-955-9140-31-3.
- Paranavithana. Senarath. Two Royal Titles of the Early Sinhalese, and the Origin of Kingship in Ancient Ceylon. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. July 1936. 68. 3. 443–462. 10.1017/S0035869X0007725X. 161585769 .
- Polonnaruwa period
- Jaffna period
- Book: Abeysinghe, Tikiri . Jaffna Under the Portuguese . Stamford Lake . 2005 . . 66 . .
- Book: De Queroz, Fernao . The Temporal and Spiritual Conquest of Ceylon . Vedam Books . 1992 . . 1274 . 81-206-0764-3.
- Book: Gnanaprakasar, Swamy . A Critical History of Jaffna . Asian Educational Services . 2003 . . 122 . 81-206-1686-3.
- Book: Kunarasa, K . The Jaffna Dynasty . Dynasty of Jaffna King’s Historical Society . 2003. . 122 . 955-8455-00-8.
- Book: Tambiah, H. W . Laws and customs of Tamils of Jaffna . Women’s Education & Research Centre . 2001 . . 259. 955-9261-16-9. revised .
- Dambadeniya period
- Gampola period
- Kotte period
- Book: Siriweera, W. I.. A Study of the Economic History of Pre Modern Sri Lanka. Vikas Publishing House. 1994. 978-0-7069-7621-2.
- Book: da Silva, O. M.. 1990. Fidalgos in the kingdom of Kotte, Sri Lanka, 1505-1656: the Portuguese in Sri Lanka. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Harwoods Publishers.
- Paul E. Peiris, Ceylon the Portuguese Era: Being a History of the Island for the Period, 1505–1658, Volume 2. Tisara Publishers: Sri Lanka, 1992. Book: (Link). 12552979.
- Sitawaka period
- Book: Siriweera, W. I.. A Study of the Economic History of Pre Modern Sri Lanka. Vikas Publishing House. 1994. 978-0-7069-7621-2.
- Paul E. Peiris, Ceylon the Portuguese Era: Being a History of the Island for the Period, 1505–1658, Volume 2. Tisara Publishers: Sri Lanka, 1992. Book: (Link). 12552979.
- Kandyan period
- Book: Siriweera, W. I.. A Study of the Economic History of Pre Modern Sri Lanka. Vikas Publishing House. 1994. 978-0-7069-7621-2.
- Paul E. Peiris, Ceylon the Portuguese Era: Being a History of the Island for the Period, 1505–1658, Volume 2. Tisara Publishers: Sri Lanka, 1992. Book: (Link). 12552979.
- C. Gaston Perera, Kandy Fights the Portuguese – A Military History of Kandyan Resistance. Vijithayapa Publications: Sri Lanka, June 2007.
- British Ceylon
- Brohier, RL, The Golden Age of Military Adventure in Ceylon: an account of the Uva Rebellion 1817-1818. Colombo: 1933
- Book: Malalgoda, Kitsiri. Buddhism in Sinhalese Society, 1750–1900: A Study of Religious Revival and Change. 1976. U. of California Press. 2014-12-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055307/http://www.ucpress.edu/op.php?isbn=9780520028739. 2016-03-04. dead.
- Book: Mills, Lennox A. . Ceylon Under British Rule, 1795–1932. 1933. Oxford U.P.. 9780714620190.
- Book: Peebles, Patrick . The Plantation Tamils of Ceylon. 2001. Continuum International. 9780718501549.
- Book: Schrikker. Alicia . Dutch and British Colonial Intervention in Sri Lanka, 1780–1815: Expansion and Reform. 2007. Brill. Leiden. 9789004156029.
- Book: Spencer, Jonathan . Sri Lanka: History and the Roots of Conflict. 1990. Psychology Press. 9780203407417.
- Book: Wenzlhuemer, Roland . From Coffee to Tea Cultivation in Ceylon, 1880–1900: An Economic and Social History. 2008. Brill. Leiden. 978-9004163614.
- Book: Wickramasinghe, Nira . Sri Lanka in the Modern Age: A History of Contested Indentities. 2006. University of Hawaii Press. 9780824830168.
- Muthiah, Wesley and Wanasinghe, Sydney, Britain, World War 2 and the Sama Samajists, Young Socialist Publication, Colombo, 1996
- Sivasundaram, Sujit. "Ethnicity, Indigeneity, and Migration in the Advent of British Rule to Sri Lanka," American Historical Review (2010) 115#2 pp 428–452. in JSTOR
- Wenzlhuemer, Roland. "Indian Labour Immigration and British Labour Policy in Nineteenth-Century Ceylon," Modern Asian Studies (2007) 41:575–602
- 1948–present
By topic
- Monarchs
- Book: Mendis, Vernon L. B.. The Rulers of Sri Lanka. S. Godage & Brothers. 2000. 978-955-20-4847-0.
- Portuguese Ceylon
- Book: Abeysinghe, Tikiri . Jaffna Under the Portuguese . Stamford Lake . 2005 . . 66 . .
- Book: De Queroz, Fernao . The Temporal and Spiritual Conquest of Ceylon . Vedam Books . 1992 . . 1274 . 81-206-0764-3.
- Book: Winius, George D.. 1971. The fatal history of Portuguese Ceylon; transition to Dutch rule. Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard University Press. 978-0-674-29510-0. registration.
- Paul E. Peiris, Ceylon the Portuguese Era: Being a History of the Island for the Period, 1505–1658, Volume 2. Tisara Publishers: Sri Lanka, 1992. Book: (Link). 12552979.
- S.G. Perera, A History of Ceylon For Schools – The Portuguese and Dutch period. The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon: Sri Lanka, 1942. Book: (Link). 10531673.
- Dutch Ceylon
Geography
- Sivasundaram, Sujit. "Tales of the Land: British Geography and Kandyan Resistance in Sri Lanka, c. 1803–1850," Modern Asian Studies (2007) 41#5 pp 925–965. in JSTOR
Government & military
- Government
- Military
- Bansal, Alok, Mayilvaganan. M and Podder, Sukanya, Sri Lanka: Search for Peace. Manas Publications, New Delhi, 2007.
- Brohier, RL, The Golden Age of Military Adventure in Ceylon: an account of the Uva Rebellion 1817-1818. Colombo: 1933
- Book: Spencer, Jonathan . Sri Lanka: History and the Roots of Conflict. 1990. Psychology Press. 9780203407417.
- Crusz, Noel, The Cocos Islands Mutiny, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Fremantle, WA, 2001
- Dissanayaka, T.D.S.A.: War or Peace in Sri Lanka, Volume II. Swastika (Pvt.) Ltd., Colombo 1998.
- Hoole, R., Somasundaram, D., Sritharan K., and Thiranagama, R. The Broken Palmyra – The Tamil Crisis in Sri Lanka: An Inside Account. The Sri Lanka Studies Institute, Claremont 1990. (Also available online.)The Broken Palmyra – The Tamil Crisis in Sri Lanka: An Inside Account.
- Indian intervention in Sri Lanka: The role of India's intelligence agencies. /, South Asian Network on Conflict Research (1993), By Rohan Gunaratna.
- Johnson, Robert: A Region in Turmoil. Reaktion, New York and London 2005. (Covers Sri Lanka and its regional context.)
- Muthiah, Wesley and Wanasinghe, Sydney, Britain, World War 2 and the Sama Samajists, Young Socialist Publication, Colombo, 1996
- Narayan Swamy, M. R.: Tigers of Lanka: from Boys to Guerrillas. Konark Publishers; 3rd ed. 2002, .
- Rajasinghan, K.T.: Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. 2001–2002. (Serialised in Asia Times Online).Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
- War and Peace in Sri Lanka: With a Post-Accord Report From Jaffna. /, Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka; 1 edition (1 October 1987), By Rohan Gunaratna.
Demographics
- Religion
- Deegalle, Mahinda (ed.): Buddhism, Conflict and Violence in Modern Sri Lanka. Routledge, London, 2006, .
Economy
- Book: Peebles, Patrick . The Plantation Tamils of Ceylon. 2001. Continuum International. 9780718501549.
- Book: Wenzlhuemer, Roland . From Coffee to Tea Cultivation in Ceylon, 1880–1900: An Economic and Social History. 2008. Brill. Leiden. 978-9004163614.
- Book: Codrington, H. W.. Ceylon Coins and Currency. Asian Educational Services. 1994. 978-81-206-0913-6.
- Book: Siriweera, W. I.. A Study of the Economic History of Pre Modern Sri Lanka. Vikas Publishing House. 1994. 978-0-7069-7621-2.
- Wenzlhuemer, Roland. "Indian Labour Immigration and British Labour Policy in Nineteenth-Century Ceylon," Modern Asian Studies (2007) 41:575–602
Culture
Art & architecture
- Book: Basnayake, H. T. . Sri Lankan Monastic Architecture. Sri Satguru Publications. 1986. 978-81-7030-009-0.
- Book: Fernando, G. S.. සිංහල සැරසිලි—Sinhala Sarasili . Sinhala Decorational Art . M. D. Gunasena and Company. 2001. 978-955-21-0525-8. si.
Science & technology
- Book: Gooneratne, W.. Hirashima, S.. Irrigation and Water Management in Asia. Sterling Publishers. 1990.
Society
- Arsecularatne, S. N, Sinhalese immigrants in Malaysia & Singapore, 1860–1990: History through recollections, Colombo, KVG de Silva & Sons, 1991
- Balasingham, Adele: The Will to Freedom – An Inside View of Tamil Resistance. Fairmax Publishing Ltd, 2nd ed. 2003, .
- Book: Malalgoda, Kitsiri. Buddhism in Sinhalese Society, 1750–1900: A Study of Religious Revival and Change. 1976. U. of California Press. 2014-12-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055307/http://www.ucpress.edu/op.php?isbn=9780520028739. 2016-03-04. dead.
- Book: Peebles, Patrick . The Plantation Tamils of Ceylon. 2001. Continuum International. 9780718501549.
- Book: Ellawala, H.. Social History of Early Ceylon. Department of Cultural Affairs. 1969.
- Deegalle, Mahinda (ed.): Buddhism, Conflict and Violence in Modern Sri Lanka. Routledge, London, 2006, .
- Gamage, S. and Watson, I.B.: Conflict and Community in Contemporary Sri Lanka. Sage, New Delhi 1999.
- Gamage, S.: Ethnic Conflict, State Reform and Nation Building in Sri Lanka: Analysis of the Context and Suggestions for a Settlement, in: Neelsen, John P. and Malik, Dipak: "Crises of State and Nation: South Asian States between Nation Building and Fragmentation", Manohar, New Delhi (forthcoming).
- Wenzlhuemer, Roland. "Indian Labour Immigration and British Labour Policy in Nineteenth-Century Ceylon," Modern Asian Studies (2007) 41:575–602
See also
