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999			_c155083 _d155083
020			_a9781842772287
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082			_a330.95493 _bJAY/N
100			_aJayawardena, Kumari
245		0	_aNobodies to somebodies: The rise of the colonial bourgeoisie in Sri Lanka/ _cKumari, Jayawardena
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aLondon: _bZed Books, _c2000.
300			_axxx, 412 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
505			_aIntroduction 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
650			_aMiddle Class _xSri Lanka _zHistory
650			_aSri Lanka _xSocial Conditions
650			_aSri Lanka _xEconomic Conditions
942			_cWB16