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Winds and Waves: Geopolitical Currents in the Indian Ocean since 1945

Winds and Waves: Geopolitical Currents in the Indian Ocean since 1945 Reviewed by Tharishi Hewavithanagamage, Senior Researcher, Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies.Published in the Sunday Times on Sunday, 2 August 2026.For an ocean long treated as secondary to the great strategic theatres of the Atlantic and the Pacific, the Indian Ocean has forced its way back to the centre of global attention. Recent disruptions in the Red Sea, renewed instability...
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LAND TENURE IN VILLAGE CEYLON

LAND TENURE IN VILLAGE CEYLON BY PROF. GANANATH OBEYESEKEREProfessor Gananath Obeyesekere (1930–2025) was a renowned Sri Lanka anthropologist whose pioneering research has left an indelible mark on the study of South Asian societies. His work seamlessly intertwined anthropology, history, and philosophy, providing a deep understanding of social and cultural structures. Obeyesekere's research on Sri Lankan history, belief systems, and rural life continues to influence scholars around the world.Land Tenure in...
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APPLE IN CHINA

APPLE IN CHINA Apple in China – Review January 04, 2026 – By Tharishi HewavithanagamageApple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company by investigative journalist Patrick McGee is a rigorously researched and unsettling account of how the world’s most valuable corporation became structurally embedded within China’s political-industrial ecosystem and, in doing so, helped accelerate the country's rise as a global manufacturing and technological powerhouse. The book explores how...
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Introduction to International Political Economy

Introduction to International Political Economy, David N. Balaam & Bradford Dillman, 6th edition, 2014. “The 6th edition of the book focuses on the historical juncture that appears to be both on the verge of an abyss and on the cusp of a more promising era for some countries. Authors raises several questions including: do we see a new global political and economic order beginning to take shape with China, India...
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