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Book Summary
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
- ISBN-13
- 9780304700950
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Paper Back
- Publisher
- Continuum International Publishing Group
- Publishing Date
- 1999
- Product Edition
- 1st
- Total Pages
- 294
This Inscrutable Englishman - Sir John D*oyly, Baronet, 1774-182
by Gooneratne (Author),
Continuum International Publishing Group (Publisher)
fictionfantasyyoung adultaward winning
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Book Summary
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
Book Specifications
- ISBN-13
- 9780304700950
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Paper Back
- Publisher
- Continuum International Publishing Group
- Publishing Date
- 1999
- Product Edition
- 1st
- Total Pages
- 294