The Sri Lanka Reader is a sweeping introduction to the epic history of the island nation located just off the southern tip of India. The island s recorded history of more than two and a half millennia encompasses waves of immigration from the South Asian subcontinent, the formation of Sinhala Buddhist and Tamil Hindu civilizations, the arrival of Arab Muslim traders, and European colonization by the Portuguese, then the Dutch, and finally the British. Selected texts depict perceptions of the country s multiple linguistic and religious communities, as well as its political travails...
The Sri Lanka Reader is a sweeping introduction to the epic history of the island nation located just off the southern tip of India. The island...
This short, illustrated volume was prepared by Native Hawaiian writer John Dominis Holt, whose vantage point into this subject comes from his background as the child of high ranking peoples in both Europe and the Pacific. First publishedin 1964, this text showcases important moments in Hawaiian history.
This short, illustrated volume was prepared by Native Hawaiian writer John Dominis Holt, whose vantage point into this subject comes from his backgrou...
Written by John Dominis Holt, this important novel explores two cultures merged in the life of the protagonist. This young boy finds himself on a ranch in Waimea, trying to make sense of the differences in class and peoples as he himself realizes the great divide between the Western and Native Hawaiian identities that he comes from.
Written by John Dominis Holt, this important novel explores two cultures merged in the life of the protagonist. This young boy finds himself on a ranc...
