na ' s ▁direct ivity ▁and ▁elect rical ▁efficiency ▁Ab solute ▁gain ▁( intern ational ▁relations ), ▁in ▁liberal ▁international ▁relations ▁theory <0x0A> </s> ▁C ey lon . ▁An ▁Account ▁of ▁the ▁Island , ▁Phys ical , ▁Historical , ▁and ▁Top ographical ▁with ▁Notices ▁of ▁its ▁Natural ▁History , ▁Anti qu ities ▁and ▁Produ ctions ▁is ▁a ▁two - volume ▁book ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁by ▁James ▁Em erson ▁T enn ent . ▁ ▁" There ▁is ▁no ▁island ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁Great ▁Britain ▁itself ▁not ▁except ed , ▁that ▁has ▁attract ed ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁authors ▁in ▁so ▁many ▁distant ▁ages ▁and ▁so ▁many ▁different ▁countries ▁as ▁C ey lon . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁nation ▁in ▁ancient ▁or ▁modern ▁times ▁possessed ▁of ▁a ▁language ▁and ▁a ▁literature , ▁the ▁writers ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁not ▁at ▁some ▁time ▁made ▁it ▁their ▁theme . ▁Its ▁aspect , ▁its ▁religion , ▁its ▁anti qu ities , ▁and ▁produ ctions , ▁have ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁well ▁by ▁the ▁classic ▁Gree ks , ▁as ▁by ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Lower ▁Empire ; ▁by ▁the ▁Rom ans ; ▁by ▁the ▁writers ▁of ▁China , ▁Bur ma h , ▁India , ▁and ▁K ash mir ; ▁by ▁the ▁ge ograph ers ▁of ▁Arab ia ▁and ▁Pers ia ; ▁by ▁the ▁medieval ▁voy agers ▁of ▁Italy ▁and ▁France ; ▁by ▁the ▁ann al ists ▁of ▁Portugal ▁and ▁Spain ; ▁by ▁the ▁merchant ▁advent ur ers ▁of ▁Holland , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁trav ellers ▁and ▁top ograph ers ▁of