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Precarious Balance Smith
Precarious Balance
Smith
Explores various themes of Sri Lanka’s long history in novel and constructive ways. Topics include Sinhala Buddhists’ sense of manifest destiny arising from Sri Lanka’s oldest historical chronicles, the Mahavamsa and the Dipavamsa; and concepts of order and legitimation of power in ancient Ceylon.
216 pages
| Media | Books Book |
| Released | August 18, 2022 |
| ISBN13 | 9780813945378 |
| Publishers | University of Virginia Press |
| Pages | 208 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 480 g |
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