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Nobodies to somebodies : the rise of the colonial bourgeoisie in Sri Lanka / by Kumari Kayawardena.

By: Jayawardena, Kumari.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Zed Books, 2002, c2000Description: xxx, 412 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map ; 23 cm.ISBN: 1842772287 (cased); 1842772295 (limp); 9559102262.Subject(s): Middle class -- Sri Lanka -- History | Sri Lanka -- Social conditions | Sri Lanka -- Economic conditions | Great Britain -- Colonies -- Asia -- Social conditions | Great Britain -- Colonies -- Asia -- Economic conditions | Sri Lanka -- Social conditions -- 19th century | Sri Lanka -- Social conditions -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 305.55095493
Contents:
Map of Sri Lanka -- Mainly 'Nobodies' in a Colonial Backwater -- Trade and Accumulation in the Pre-Plantation Economy -- The Beginnings of the Bourgeoisie -- Taking Off Through the Arrack Trade -- Multi-Caste Class Formation -- Becoming 'Somebodies' -- Transition to a Plantation Economy -- Marketing Arrack Among Workers and Peasants -- Profits in the Liquor Trade -- Merchant Capitalists Spread Their Wings -- Accumulating Status and Constructing Identity -- Recasting Caste in Class Society -- The Sinhala Bourgeoisie of 'Nobodies' and 'Somebodies' -- The Creation of the Colombo Tamil Bourgeoisie -- Constructing Muslim Identity -- Burghers and Eurasians as Modernizers -- Culture, Religious Revival and Gender -- Christianization and Cultural Assimilation -- Religious Revival and the Bourgeoisie -- The Debut of the Bourgeois Woman --
Capital and Politics -- The Politics of Loyalty and Royalty -- Class and Caste in National Politics -- Political Capital and Dynasty -- Conclusion.
Review: "Nobodies to Somebodies examines the origins and growth of the bourgeoisie in Sri Lanka during British rule - an important but neglected aspect of the country's modern history. It traces its evolution from a 'feudal' society and mercantilist economy to the age of plantations.Summary: In the course of this evolution local merchants accumulated capital through arrack and toll renting, subsequently diversifying into plantation cultivation and graphite mining, thereby making dents in the old caste-based division of labour.".Summary: "The book focuses on the rentier nature of the bourgeoisie and how they adopted Western culture and lifestyles and were basically collaborative with the colonial rulers. It highlights the constraints on further capitalist development, the obsession of the bourgeoisie with land acquisition and social status, and its consciousness as a class, especially on issues of political reform."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [370]-379) and indexes.

Map of Sri Lanka -- Pt. I. 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 -- Pt. II. Becoming 'Somebodies' -- 5. Transition to a Plantation Economy -- 6. Marketing Arrack Among Workers and Peasants -- 7. Profits in the Liquor Trade -- 8. Merchant Capitalists Spread Their Wings -- Pt. III. 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 -- Pt. IV. Culture, Religious Revival and Gender -- 14. Christianization and Cultural Assimilation -- 15. Religious Revival and the Bourgeoisie -- 16. The Debut of the Bourgeois Woman --

Pt. V. Capital and Politics -- 17. The Politics of Loyalty and Royalty -- 18. Class and Caste in National Politics -- 19. Political Capital and Dynasty -- 20. Conclusion.

"Nobodies to Somebodies examines the origins and growth of the bourgeoisie in Sri Lanka during British rule - an important but neglected aspect of the country's modern history. It traces its evolution from a 'feudal' society and mercantilist economy to the age of plantations.

In the course of this evolution local merchants accumulated capital through arrack and toll renting, subsequently diversifying into plantation cultivation and graphite mining, thereby making dents in the old caste-based division of labour.".

"The book focuses on the rentier nature of the bourgeoisie and how they adopted Western culture and lifestyles and were basically collaborative with the colonial rulers. It highlights the constraints on further capitalist development, the obsession of the bourgeoisie with land acquisition and social status, and its consciousness as a class, especially on issues of political reform."--BOOK JACKET.

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