The expedient utopian : Bandaranaike and Ceylon
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The expedient utopian : Bandaranaike and Ceylon
Cambridge University Press, 1989
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-332) and index
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Description
This study of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, the pivotal figure in the emergence of modern politics in Sri Lanka, makes a major contribution to an important yet neglected period in the country's political history. Dr James Manor explores the personal and political dimensions of Bandaranaike's life, concentrating on the economic, social, political and cultural forces which had a substantial bearing upon his story. Bandaranaike is assessed as a member of that generation of Asian and African leaders who presided over the transition from imperial rule to assertive self-government and helped to develop new modes of politics. Bandaranaike's story illuminates the development of democratic politics in Sri Lanka as well as the origins of current tensions between Sinhalese and Tamils, which threaten to destroy democracy and the island's social cohesion.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Youth 1899-1919
- 2. Scholar 1919-1925
- 3. Novice 1925-1931
- 4. Councillor 1931-1936
- 5. Minister 1936-1946
- 6. Heir presumptive 1946-1951
- 7. Outcast 1951-1956
- 8. Arbiter 1956-1959
- 9. Legend
- Bibliography
- Index.
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