Nobodies to somebodies: The rise of the colonial bourgeoisie in Sri Lanka/
Kumari, Jayawardena
- 1st ed.
- London: Zed Books, 2000.
- xxx, 412 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Introduction Part 1: Mainly 'Nobodies ' in a Colonial Backwater 1. Trade and Accumulation in the Pre-Plantation Economy 2. The Beginnings of the Bourgeoisie 3. Taking Off Through the Arrack Trade 4. Multi-Caste Class Formation
Part 2: Becoming 'Somebodies' 5. Transition to Plantation Economy 6. Marketing Arrack among Workers and Peasants 7. Profits in the Liquor Trade 8. Merchant Capitalists Spread Their Wings
Part 3: Accumulating Status and Constructing Identity 9. Recasting Caste in Class Society 10. The Sinhala Bourgeoisie of 'Nobodies' and 'Somebodies' 11. The Creation of the Colombo Tamil Bourgeoisie 12. Constructing Muslim Identity 13. Burghers and Eurasians as Modernizers
Part 4: Culture, Religious Revival and Gender 14. Christianization and Cultural Assimilation 15. Religious Revival and the Bourgeoisie 16. The Debut of the Bourgeois Woman
Part 5: Capital and Politics 17. The Politics of Loyalty and Royalty 18. Class and Caste in National Politics 19. Political Capital and Dynasty 20. Conclusion
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Middle Class--Sri Lanka--History Sri Lanka--Social Conditions Sri Lanka--Economic Conditions