Only Man is Vile. The Tragedy of Sri Lanka

by William Mcgowan

A$40 · Offered by Asia Bookroom · No longer available

New York. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 1992. Stock ID #222280 Map, xiv + 397pp, index, 23.7 x 16cm. Dustjacket little marked and faded along spine, otherwise a very good copy. Anointed by Buddha as the seat of his wisdom, Sri Lanka has long entranced Westerners, to whom its tropical languor, spiritual traditions, and Raj Era allure evoke and earthly paradise. Yet, beneath the superficial gentleness of the landscape and

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