International Conference on Sri Lanka Studies (ICSLS): Recent submissions

  • Issues of Apology and Compensation for Portuguese Destruction 
    Cooray, M. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    A. Acts of misdeeds, misdemeanors, crimes, by the Roman Catholic Church, Clergy and their agents after the Portuguese occupation 1505 to 1656 Degradation of Human life: Mass scale forcible expulsions, deportations, ...
  • Some thoughts on the Spatial and Architectural Impacts 
    Gunaratne, L. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    A different economy with an emphasis on the spice trade was introduced by the Portuguese in the early 16th century. With military suppression, a new system of towns, transport routes and some changes in land use resulted ...
  • The Fiction on Portuguese Events Unfolded 
    Rohandeera, M. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    The Portuguese in Ceylon has been a subject of "so much confusion and misstatement" – Donald Ferguson (1907). The following contrary evidence, among others, on the date of arrival of the Portuguese will be discussed: The ...
  • Contentious Issues in the Early Interaction between Kotte and the Portuguese (1505- 1521) 
    Wimaratne, K.D.G. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    The European expansion which commenced at the middle of the fifteenth century, culminated with the discovery of America in the west and arrival of Vasco Da Gama in Calicut on 27th May 1498. The discovery of the Portuguese, ...
  • Exploitation of the Sinhala Royal Youth in the Portuguese Extension of Power 
    Edirisinghe, P. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    "The cannon fire employed by the Portuguese was a new startling and often decisive element in warfare in the island (of Ceylon), but the warfare also called into play an unceasing battle of wits and cloak and dagger ...
  • How Goa Resisted Culturally For 500 Years: Local Indian Culture in a Harsh Environment 
    Ramani, S.Y. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    Goa before the arrival of Portuguese had institutions of gram sabhas and mahajan sabhas. Albuquerque conquered Goa in 1510. Muslim population was put to the sword, and women captured. Hindu temples were razed to the ...
  • Portuguese Aggression in India 
    Vigyanand, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    The paper describes the tolerant religious and cultural conditions in India at the time of the coming of Vasco da Gama 1498 to the South West region. The paper then details the extensive destruction caused to Indian ...
  • Introduction of Sri Lankan Biota to the Western World By the Portuguese 
    Wisumperuma, D.; Goonatilake, W.L.D.P.T.S.de A. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    Sri Lanka is a tropical island of the Indian Ocean, and lying midway on the sea route between east and west. Its unique geo-climatic features support rich biological diversity. These resources are still being described ...
  • Role of the Portuguese in Introducing Plants to Sri Lanka 
    Rajaguru, R.M.S.M.; Wisumperuma, D. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    With their expansion of colonial activities since the 15th century, the Portuguese and other colonial powers played a part in the dispersal of plants and animals primarily among countries they interacted with and secondarily ...
  • The Spiritual Conquest: Baptism or Conversion? 
    Perera, G. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    The Iberian voyages of discovery of the 14th and 15th centuries saw not only the opening of new territories but also an unprecedented expansion of missionary activity. Promoted by the Catholic Church its object was to ...
  • Kandyan Resistance: Weapons, Tactics, Strategy 
    Perera, G. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    The over-all policy objective of the Portuguese was to effect the subjugation of the whole island and thereby to complete its temporal and consequently its spiritual conquest. By 1593 only Kandy remained to be conquered. ...
  • Sinhala Weapons and Armor: Adaptation in Response to European Style Warfare 
    Weerakkody, P.; Nanayakkara, A. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    The study examines the Weapons and Armor used by respectively the Sinhalese and the Portuguese forces during the 16th and 17th Centuries. The paper posits that the weapons of both combatants evolved in response to each ...
  • Sandesa Kavya Descriptions of Sites Destroyed by the Portuguese 
    de Silva, D.G.B.; Karunamuni, M. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    The Portuguese encounter group consisting of over 40 multi-disciplinary researchers in a nearly two-year period study has been documenting the sites destroyed by the Portuguese in their cultural ("spiritual") and "temporal" ...
  • Resistance Movement of the Littorals against Portuguese Dominance 
    de Silva, M.U. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    Portuguese established friendly relations with the king of Kotte around 1505-06 which matured into a defense alliance with the construction of a fort in Colombo in 1518 and later to the annexation of the kingdom through ...
  • Main characteristics of present China's arbitration system 
    Tan, B. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    The paper discusses that the prevailing system of arbitration in China, based on China's Arbitration Law, is altogether a new kind of arbitration system, depends on eight different characteristics from china's past ...
  • Labour Productivity, Export and FDI in a Structural Equation Analysis: Case of Manufacturing Industries of Shandong, China 
    Yun, L.; Karunaratne, J.A.; Gao, C. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    Using a set of panel data about 29 2-digit manufacturing industries of Shandong during 1998-2002, this paper examines the determinants of labour productivity, export propensity and FDI presence in a system of equations. ...
  • The Economy Growth Patterns in Hainan SEZ in China 
    Hwang, T.; Li, L. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    Productivity of economy growth is an important factor of the economy development quality and level for one country or an area. The appraisal indexes of it include total factor productivity, investment elasticity coefficient, ...
  • Traditional Character and Political Fate of Modern Chinese Intellectuals 
    Zhao, K. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    This paper aims to establish that the archetypes of modern Chinese intellectuals are also fundamentally similar to the archetypes of modern Chinese culture. Despite the fact that there has, ever since the latter half of ...
  • Teaching of Chinese as a foreign language in Sri Lanka 
    Jayasuriya, K.P. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    There is a long tradition of friendship between China and Sri Lanka. It is rooted in the annals of our long history. Historical records indicate that there had been strong commercial and cultural ties between the two ...
  • Difficulties encountered by Sinhala native speakers in learning French as a foreign language: Aspects of negation in Sinhala and French 
    Chandrasekere, I. (University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    French is among premier foreign languages taught in Sri Lanka for decades. In this context it is imperative to analyse the difficulties faced by learners of French. Phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics ...

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