ABSTRACT
Ceylonhasaremarkablydiversephysicalgeography,afascinatinghistory ofhumaneffortstocometotermswiththephysicalconditions,anda rangeofmodemeconomicandsocialproblemswhichalsooccurwidely inotherpartsofMonsoonAsia.Itthereforemeritsalongerchapterthan itssmallareaandpopulationalonemightjustify.
