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PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-100754601862

ISBN-139780754601869

eBay Product ID (ePID)47526320

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Number of Pages282 Pages

Publication NamePortuguese Encounters with Sri Lanka and the Maldives : Translated Texts from the Age of the Discoveries

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGeneral, Asia / India & South Asia, Anthropology / Cultural & Social

Publication Year2009

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science, History

AuthorChandra R. De Silva

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight24.2 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.5 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2005-018458

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentContents: Introduction; The first visit of the Portuguese to Sri Lanka; Sri Lanka and its peoples; King Bhuvanekabahu and the Portuguese; Kandy: religion and politics; Jaffna: conquest, resistance and governance; The Peace Treaty of 1617; The Portuguese and the Maldives; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

SynopsisPortuguese Encounters with Sri Lanka and the Maldives: Translated Texts from the Age of the Discoveries is designed to provide access to translations of 16th- and 17th-century documents which illustrate various aspects of this encounter, combining texts from indigenous sources with those from the Portuguese histories and archives. These documents contribute to the growing understanding that different groups of European colonizers - missionaries, traders and soldiers - had conflicting motivations and objectives. Scholars have also begun to emphasize that the colonized were not mere victims but had their own agendas and that they occasionally successfully manipulated colonial powers. The texts in this volume help to substantiate these assertions while also illustrating the changing nature of the interactions. The present volume contains chapters covering the Portuguese arrival in Sri Lanka and their first encounters with the island and its peoples, their subsequent relations with Kandy and Jaffna, and a final chapter on Portuguese relations with the Maldive Islands. A historical introduction provides the context in which the documents can be read and a select bibliography indicates the most recent and authoritative secondary works on the subject, Sri Lanka and the Maldive Islands is part of a series of books concerned with the Portuguese encounters with the world in the Age of Discoveries. Its primary objective is to provide access to translations of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century documents which illustrate various aspects of this encounter, combining documents from indigenous sources with those from the Portuguese histories and archives., Sri Lanka and the Maldive Islands is part of a series of books concerned with the Portuguese Encounters with the World in the Age of Discoveries. Its primary objective is to provide access to translations of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century documents which illustrate various aspects of this encounter, combining documents from indigenous sources with those from the Portuguese histories and archives. A historical introduction provides the context in which the documents can be read and a select bibliography indicates the most recent and authoritative secondary works on the subject. The present volume contains chapters covering the Portuguese arrival in Sri Lanka and their first encounters with the island and its peoples, their subsequent relations with Kandy and Jaffna, and a final chapter on Portuguese relations with the Maldive Islands.

LC Classification NumberDS489.7.S63 2006