{"product_id":"colombo-port-of-call-colonial-history-of-sri-lanka-colombo-as-a-global-port-of-empire-travel-trade-and-global-sea-routes-2","title":"Colombo: Port of Call | Colonial History of Sri Lanka | Colombo as a Global Port of Empire, Travel, Trade and Global Sea Routes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kamalakaran, Ajay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 19-01-2026\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e In the heyday of steamships and ocean travel in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, at a time when the sun did not set on the British Empire, Colombo was a major link between East and West. On the voyage from Europe to Australia, the city was the last port of call before ships made the long and humdrum voyage down under. It was also the primary port for reloading coal and supplies for ships heading to Japan and China.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nColombo: Port of Call is an attempt to look at Colombo and Sri Lanka through the stories of well-known international figures who visited the port. People like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Don Bradman, Anton Chekhov, Mark Twain and Mahatma Gandhi were among the many who visited Sri Lanka and left behind their impressions of the land.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDeftly narrated, this book is a social document recording the racial hierarchies and imperialist impressions of some of the visitors and a throwback to a nostalgic era of luxury hotels, high tea and much else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143469315\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51231488311600,"sku":"PrakashBooks_9780143469315","price":450.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/813AP2fGxCL_15bb9328-53cc-4800-a016-f2b417767229.jpg?v=1774845676","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/colombo-port-of-call-colonial-history-of-sri-lanka-colombo-as-a-global-port-of-empire-travel-trade-and-global-sea-routes-2","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}