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This seminal work by Anthony Bertolacci offers an in-depth analysis of Ceylon’s (modern-day Sri Lanka) agricultural, commercial, and financial interests during a pivotal period of the island’s history. Bertolacci meticulously documents the economic structures, trade practices, and financial systems that governed Ceylon’s prosperity.
The book explores the agricultural foundations of the Ceylonese economy, examining crop production, plantation systems, and rural development. It provides valuable insights into commercial networks, merchant activities, and trading relationships that connected Ceylon to broader colonial and international markets. The financial sections detail banking systems, investment patterns, and monetary policies of the era.
This historical non-fiction work serves as an essential reference for understanding Ceylon’s economic transformation and remains invaluable for historians, economists, and scholars studying colonial South Asian development and trade history.
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