Nobodies to somebodies : the rise of the colonial bourgeoisie in Sri Lanka

Author(s)

• Jayawardena, Kumari
• Social Scientists' Association of Sri Lanka

Bibliographic Information

Nobodies to somebodies : the rise of the colonial bourgeoisie in Sri Lanka

Kumari Jayawardena

LeftWord, c2000

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [370]-379) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Ths book examine the origins and growth of the bougeoisie in SriLanka during the british rule, an important but neglected aspect of the country's modern history. It traces the evolution of the bourgeoisie from a feudal society and mercantalist economy, to the age of plantation. Local merchants accumulated capital through arrack and toll renting, diversifying into plantation cultivation and graphite mining, thereby making dents in the old caste based division of labour.

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Details

• NCID: BA60639741
• ISBN:
  • 8187496177
• Country Code: ii
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New Delhi
• Pages/Volumes: xxx, 412 p., [16] p. of plates
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HT690.S72
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Middle class -- Sri Lanka -- History -- 19th century
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- Colonies -- Sri Lanka
  • LCSH : Social change -- Sri Lanka
  • LCSH : Feudalism -- Sri Lanka
  • LCSH : Capitalism -- Sri Lanka