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Sri Lanka Foreword
This volume is one in a continuing series of books prepared
by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under
the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the
Department of the Army. The last two pages of this book list the
other published studies.
Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign
country, 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. 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.
The books represent the analysis of the authors and should
not be construed as an expression of an official United States
government position, policy, or decision. The authors have sought
to adhere to accepted standards of scholarly objectivity.
Corrections, additions, and suggestions for changes from readers
will be welcomed for use in future editions.
Louis R. Mortimer
Chief
Federal Research Division
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C. 20540-5220
Data as of October 1988
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