List of figures; Preface; Glossary of terms; A note on transliteration; Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction; Part II. Towards an Interpretive Frame: 2. Landscape as a signifying system; 3. The discursive field of Kandyan kingship; 4. Concretizing the Sakran discourse: from landscape of the gods to landscape of the hero-kings; 5. The Kandyan landscape, 1312–1815; Part III. The Politics of Landscape Interpretation in Early-Nineteenth-Century Kandy: 6. From discourse to landscape: a kingly reading; 7. From landscape to civic ritual: a kingly reading; 8. From landscape to discourse: contestatory readings and material interests; 9. Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; List of references; Index.
Argues that landscapes are not only culturally produced, but they also influence governing ideas of political and religious life.
"Duncan's book is an impressive piece of research and analysis, a
valuable resource and stimulus for thinking about other landscapes
in South and Southeast Asia." Dennis Hudson, Journal of the Society
of Architectural Historians
"Duncan's book is an impressive piece of research and analysis, a
valuable resource and stimulus for thinking about other landscapes
in South and Southeast Asia." Dennis Hudson, Journal of the Society
of Architectural Historians
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