Area Handbook Series. Sri Lanka, A Country Study

Abstract

This book deals with the country of Sri Lanka, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Each study is written by a multidisciplinary team of social scientists. The authors seek to provide a basic understanding of the observed society, striving for a dynamic rather than a static portrayal. Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, their common interests and the issues on which they are divided, the nature and extent of their involvement with national institutions, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA225801

Entities

People

  • Andrea M. Savada
  • Russell R. Ross

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Congress
  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Families (Human)
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Recreation
  • Ridges
  • Topography

Readers

  • Economics
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).