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Tropical Pioneers: Human Agency and Ecological Change in the Highlands of Sri Lanka 1800-1900

Tropical Pioneers: Human Agency and Ecological Change in the Highlands of Sri Lanka 1800-1900. By James L. A. Webb, Jr. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2002. xviii + 243 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, index. $55.00.

Sri Lanka, the ecologically and culturally diverse island nation in the Indian Ocean that Marco Polo called "Serendib," and that was known as Ceylon until 1972, has had a long and fascinating history. Today six of its ancient cultural treasures and cities and the Sinharaja Rainforest are recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. Its 65,000 square kilometers are commonly characterized by climate as the lowland wet zone in the southwest, and the dry zone to the north and east. ...

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