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THIS INSCRUTABLE ENGLISHMAN
SIR JOHN D'OYLY, BARONET, 1774-1824 |
| By: |
Brendon Gooneratne, Yasmine Gooneratne |
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Paperback |
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£30.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0304700959 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780304700950 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 1999 |
| Pages: |
356 |
| Description: |
In 1815 D'Oyly accomplished the annexation on behalf of the British Crown of Sri Lanka's fiercely independent Kingdom of Kandy. In the process D'Oyly voluntarily exchanged the prospect of further honours at home for permanent exile in Ceylon. This study of D'Oyly's conduct unravels the cultural and psychological implications of colonial rule. |
| Synopsis: |
Sir John d'Oyly (1774-1824) accomplished in 1815, through shrewd diplomacy and the creation of an efficient intelligence network, the peaceful annexation on behalf of the British Crown of Sri Lanka's fiercely independent mountain kingdom of Kandy. Yet, in the press, d'Oyly voluntarily exchanged the prospect of further honours for permanent exile. Was he merely the Crown's "obedient servant", constructing a blueprint for British imperial domination or had he permitted himself to dream a romantic dream? This study of d'Oyly's conduct, motives and seemingly contradictory personality, set against the background of a feudal Asian state catapulted by colonization into a 19th century dominated by Eurocentric concepts of morality and oriental" exoticism, and by utilitarian notions of civilization, aims to unravel the cultural and psychological implications of colonial rule for both colonizer and subject. |
| Illustrations: |
8 colour and 18 b&w |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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