| Publications | A) MONOGRAPHS:
1. Sri Lanka: A History, Second Revised Edition, New Delhi, Vikas
Publishing House, 1997. xviii, 361 p. Paperback 2001. The first edition,
published in 1987 in New Delhi and London jointly by Vikas Publications and
Sangam Press 1987, was reprinted seven times and was also published in a
paperback edition.
2. The Portuguese in Ceylon, 1617-1638, Colombo, H. W. Cave and Co.,
1972. 272 p.
B) EDITED VOLUMES:
1. Buddhist Fundamentalism and Minority Identities in Sri Lanka, New
York, State University of New York Press, 1998. 212 p. (Editor and
contributor, co-editor Tessa Bartholomeusz)
2. Sri Lanka Since Independence: A Reference Guide to the Literature,
New Delhi, Navrang, 1992. 312 p. (co-author- D. de Silva) This is a revised
version of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) since Independence 1948-1976: A
Bibliographical Survey of the Literature in the Field of Social Sciences,
Hamburg, Institute of Asian Affairs, 1978. xx, 172 p.
3. Asian Panorama: Essays on Asian History: Past and Present, New Delhi,
Vikas Publications, 1990. 570 p. (Editor and contributor, co-editors K. M.
de Silva & Sirima Kiribamune)
4. Education in Sri Lanka 1948-1988: An Analysis of the Structure and a
Critical Survey of the Literature, Navrang, New Delhi, 1990. 270 p.
(Co-author D. de Silva)
5. K. W. Goonewardena Felicitation Volume, Peradeniya, University of
Peradeniya, 1989. 240 p. (Editor and contributor, co-editor, S. Kiribamune)
6. The American Impact on Sri Lanka, Colombo, American Studies
Association, 1989. iv, 118 p.(Editor and contributor).
7. Political Culture in Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka Foundation
Institute, 1988. 102 p. (Editor and contributor, co-editor D.
Wesumperuma).
C) SELECTED REFEREED ARTICLES:
1. Perspectivas Budistas Cingalezas sobre o Critianismo Catolico-Romano:
O Dialogo Interreligioso, Historia e os Conflitos Contemporaneos, Reflexao
Crista, Nova Serie, (Lisbon) Nos. 11-12, 1999, pp. 78-88.
2. 'Indian Ocean' but not 'African Sea': The Erasure of East African
Commerce From History, Journal of Black Studies, (Thousand Oaks, CA.) Vol.
29 (5), May 1999, pp. 684-694.
3. Algumas Reflexoes sobre o Impacto Portugues na Religiao entre os
Singaleses Durante os Seculos XVI e XVII, Oceanos (Special Issue on
Culturas do Indico, Lisbon), No 34, April-June 1998, pp. 104-116.
3. The Monks and the Pontiff: Reflections on Religious Tensions in
Contemporary Sri Lanka, South Asia, Special Issue: Asia and Europe,
Commerce, Colonialism and Cultures, (Perth) Vol. XIX, 1996, pp. 233-244.
4. Historical Introduction to Antonio Bocarro's Description of Ceylon,
translated into English by Tikiri Abeyasinghe, Journal of the Royal Asiatic
Society of Sri Lanka, (Colombo) Vol. XXXIX, 1995 (published 1996), pp.
xii-xxvi.
5. The Elections of 1994 in Sri Lanka: Background and Analysis, The
Round Table, (London), No. 334, June 1995, pp. 207-217.
6. Political and Diplomatic Relations of the Portuguese with the Kings
of Kotte During the First Half of the Sixteenth Century, Revista da
Cultural (Special Issue on The Asian Seas 1500-1800: Local Societies,
European Expansion and the Portuguese), (Macao), Ano V, Vol. 1, Nos.13/14,
1991, pp. 220-232.
7. Colonialism and Trade: The Cinnamon Contract of 1533 Between
Bhuvanekabahu, King of Kotte and António Pessoa, Portuguese Factor in Sri
Lanka, University of Colombo Review (Special Issue; Tikiri Abeyasinghe
Commemoration Volume), (Colombo), Vol.10, Dec.1991, pp. 27-34.
8. The Portuguese Impact on the Production and Sale in Sri Lanka
Cinnamon in Asia in the 16th and 17th Centuries, Indica, (Bombay) Vol. 26
(1), March 1989, pp. 25-38
9. Sri Lanka: The Ethnic Crisis, Asian Thought and Society, (Oneonta,
NY) Vol. X (29), July 1985, pp. 137-141.
10. The Development Council Election of 1981: Its Political and
Electoral Implications, Sri Lanka Journal of Social Sciences, (Colombo),
Vol. IV (1), June 1981, pp.79-109. (Co-author S. W. R. de A. Samarasinghe).
11. The Tamils and the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal
of Social Sciences, (Colombo), Vol. III (1), June 1980, pp. 33-41.
12. The Constitution of the Second Republic of Sri Lanka (1978) and its
Significance. The Journal of Commonwealth and Comparative Studies,
(London), XVII (2), July 1979, pp.192-209.
13. The New Constitution of Sri Lanka (1978): Implications of a Break
>From the Westminster Model, Asian Thought and Society, (Oneonta, NY) Vol.
IV (11), Sept. 1979, pp.180-187. The latter was reprinted in The Journal of
the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, (Colombo) 2nd quarter
1980, pp. 36-40.
14. The Politics of University Admissions: A Review of Some Aspects of
the Admissions Policy in Sri Lanka 1971-1978, Sri Lanka Journal of Social
Sciences, (Colombo), Vol. I (2), 1978, pp. 85-123.
15. Ideology and Social Forces in the General Elections of 1977 in Sri
Lanka, Asian Thought and Society (Oneonta, NY) Vol. III (8), Sept.1978,
pp.163-177.
16. The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom of Sitawaka, The Ceylon Journal of
Historical and Social Studies, new series, (Peradeniya), Vol. VII (1),
1977, pp.1-43.
17. The Representational System, The Ceylon Journal of Historical and
Social Studies, (Special Issue on the Constitution of 1978) new series,
(Peradeniya), Vol. VII (2), June-Dec. 1977, pp.25-35.
18. The First Portuguese Revenue Register of Kotte, 1599 by Jorge Florim
de Almeida (translated into English and edited with an introduction), The
Ceylon Journal of Historical and Social Studies, new series, (Peradeniya),
Vol. V (1&2), 1975, pp. 71-153.
19. The Portuguese and Pearl Fishing off South India and Sri Lanka,
South Asia, new series, (Nedlands, Australia), Vol. I (1), 1978, pp. 14-28.
20. The Portuguese East India Company 1628-1633, The Luso-Brazillian
Review, (Madison, WI), Vol. IX (2), Winter 1974, pp.152-205.
21. Weightage in University Admissions: Standardization and District
Quotas in Sri Lanka, 1970-1975, Modern Ceylon Studies, (Peradeniya), Vol. V
(2), 1974, pp.151-186.
22. Leadership Perspectives in Sri Lanka 1948-1975, The Ceylon Journal
of Historical and Social Studies, new series, (Peradeniya), Vol. IV (1&2),
1974, pp. 20-30. (Co-author, V. Samaraweera)
23. The History of Ceylon 1505-1658: A Historiographical and
Bibliographical Survey, The Ceylon Journal of Historical and Social
Studies, new series, (Peradeniya), Vol. III (1), 1973, pp. 52-77.
(co-author D. de Silva)
24. The Trade in Ceylon Cinnamon in the Sixteenth Century, The Ceylon
Journal of Historical and Social Studies, new series, (Peradeniya), Vol.
III (2), 1973, pp. 14-27.
25. Lancarote de Seixas and Madampe: A Portuguese Casado in a Sinhalese
Village, Modern Ceylon Studies, (Peradeniya), Vol. II, (I), 1970, pp.18-34.
26. Portuguese Policy Toward the Muslims in Ceylon, The Ceylon Journal
of Historical and Social Studies, (Peradeniya), Vol. IX (1), 1966
(published 1969), pp. 112-119. |
