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area handbook series Lanka Sri a country study A,. Lanka Sri country study Federal Research Division Library of Congress Edited by Russell R. Ross and Andrea Matles Savada Research Completed October 1988 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 reserved. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sri Lanka: A Country Study. Area handbook series, DA pam 550-96 Research completed October 1988. Bibliography: pp. 281-300. Includes index. 1. Sri Lanka. I. Ross, Russell R., 1935- . II. Savada, Andrea Matles, 1950- III. Library of Congress. Federal Research . Division. IV. Series. V. Series: Area handbook series. DS489.S68 1990 954.93 89-600370 Headquarters, Department of the Army DA Pam 550-96 ForsalebytheSuperintendentofDocuments,U.S. GovernmentPrintingOffice Washington,D.C. 20402 Foreword This volume is one in a continuing series of books now being prepared by the Federal Research Division ofthe Library ofCon- — gress underthe Country Studies Area HandbookProgram. The last page of this book lists the other published studies. Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzingits political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelation- ships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Each study iswritten by a multidisciplinary team ofsocial scientists. The authors seek to provide a basic understanding of the observed society, striving for a dynamic rather than a static portrayal. Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up the society, theirorigins, dominantbeliefs andvalues, theircom- mon interests and the issues on which they are divided, the nature andextentoftheirinvolvementwithnationalinstitutions, andtheir attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order. The books represent the analysis ofthe authors and should not be construed as an expression ofan official United States govern- ment position, policy, or decision. The authors have sought to adhere to accepted standards ofscholarly objectivity. Corrections, additions, and suggestions for changes from readers will be wel- comed for use in future editions. Louis R. Mortimer Acting Chief Federal Research Division Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 20540 111 Acknowledgments This edition supercedes the Area Handbookfor Sri Lanka written by Richard F. Nyrop, et alia, in 1970. Some parts ofthat edition have been used in the preparation of the current book, and the authors of Sri Lanka: A Country Study are grateful for the seminal work done by the earlier edition's authors. The authors also wish to thank various members of the staff of the Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic ofSri Lanka in Washington, D.C. for their assistance. Various members ofthe staffofthe Federal Research Division ofthe Library ofCongress assisted in the preparation ofthe book. Richard F. Nyrop made helpful suggestions during his review of all parts ofthe book. Elizabeth A. Park prepared the telecommu- nication sections in chapters 3 and 4; Robert L. Wordenresearched the datausedin preparingmaps forthe book; Carolina E. Forrester checked the content ofall ofthe maps and reviewed the text ofthe sectionon geography; andArviesJ. Statoncontributedtothe figures on military ranks and insignia. David P. Cabitto, Kimberly Lord, and Paulette Marshall did the illustrations; and DavidP. Cabitto, Sandra K. Ferrell, and Kimberly Lord prepared the graphics. Martha E. Hopkins edited portions ofthe manuscript andmanaged editing of the book; Marilyn L. Majeska edited portions of the manuscript and managed production; and Barbara Edgerton and Izella Watson performed word processing. Others who contributed were Harriet R. Blood, who assisted in the preparation of maps; Mimi Cantwell, Richard Kollodge, Ruth Nieland, and Gage Ricard, who editedportions ofthe manu- script; Catherine Schwartzstein, who performed final prepublica- tion editorial review, and Shirley Kessel of Communications Connection, who prepared the index. Malinda B. Neale of the Library ofCongess ComposingUnit prepared camera-ready copy, underthe direction ofPeggy Pixley. The inclusion ofphotographs in this bookwas madepossible bythe generosity ofvarious individ- uals and public and private agencies.
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