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Reference

A History of Sri Lanka

K. M. de Silva · Penguin

The standard history of Sri Lanka from Anuradhapura to independence.

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A History of Nepal

John Whelpton · Cambridge University Press

A concise, reliable history of Nepal from the Gorkha unification to the republic.

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A History of Bangladesh

Willem van Schendel · Cambridge University Press

The land, people and politics of Bangladesh, from ancient Bengal to today.

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