Preface 1. Ceylon and its People 2. The Arrival of the Sinhalese 3. The Tamil Invasions (1017–1505) 4. The Portuguese Period (1505–1658) 5. The Dutch Period (1658–1795) 6. The British Conquest (1795–1815) 7. From the Kandyan War to the Colebrooke Commission (1815–1832) 8. From the Colebrooke Commission to Lord Torrington’s Administration (1833–50) 9. Development (1850–77) 10. Consolidation (1877–1918) 11. The Struggle for Independence (1918–48) 12. Ceylon and the Future
Biography
Sydney D. Bailey was an English author, pacifist, and expert on international affairs. He worked at and was head of the Quaker United Nations Office during the 1950s. He devoted his life to the study of the United Nations and peacemaking.
