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Swastika (Pvt.) Ltd [Published date: 2003] (Volume IV). Soft cover, (i - xiii) pp 555 - 714. First Edition. Signed by Author on Title page - also states: First day of issue October 15, 2003.
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In very good condition. Illustrated paper covers have light bumping to edges and corners and light overall scuffing and fading with a bit of the color scuffed off along edges. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. Some color photo reproductions. [From back cover] T.DS.A. Dissanayaka was born in 1938 and educated at Royal College, the University of Ceylon and Harvard University, where he was a visiting scholar in the fields of foreign relations and political science. He has had the unique distinction of rising to the highest levels in Sri Lanka in three separate spheres of activity, as a track and field athlete, a diplomat and an author. As an athlete he represented Sri Lanka at the Asian Games, the University Olympic Games and thereafter captained the Sri Lanka team. As a diplomat he addressed the UN General Assembly at the age of 29 years and rose to the rank of Ambassador ten years later, after serving with the UN in the Uni ted States, Indonesia, Nepal and Burma with wartime assignments in Nigeria and Bangladesh. He was Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Indonesia, Egypt and the European Union. As an author he wrote his first book "Dudley Senanayake of Sri Lanka" in 1973 while stationed in Burma. Thereafter "J.R. Jayewardene of Sri Lanka", "The Agony of Sri Lanka", "The Dilemma of Sri Lanka" "The Politics of Sri Lanka: (Volumes I, II, III, IV and V)", "The Glorious Cricketers of Sri Lanka" and "War or Peace in Sri Lanka" (Volumes I,II, III and IV) were written in rapid succession.