Caste Conflict Elite Formation
Caste Conflict Elite Formation

Author: Michael Roberts

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2007-12-03

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9780521052856

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Caste Conflict and Elite Formation is a study in the social history of Sri Lanka. However, it does not merely document the remarkable successes in business enterprise and in the acquisition of Western-educated professional skills which were achieved by families from the Karava caste during the last two centuries; their advances, and the social and political struggles which accompanied this process, are employed as a window through which a survey of social change in Sri Lanka during the last four hundred years is conducted. The interest of the book extends beyond the many fascinating social incidents, historical trends and channels of elite formation that are described within its pages to a series of controlled comparisons which reveal the factors responsible for the formation of the Karava elite. Thus the book extends the methodological frontiers of the social history of the region. It emphasizes the significance of the patterns of caste discrimination and caste interaction in Sri Lankan politics, and reveals how these patterns were central to the incentives and opportunities which powered the advances of the Karava families.

Caste, Conflict and Ideology
Caste, Conflict and Ideology

Author: Rosalind O'Hanlon

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-08-22

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 9780521523080

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The nineteenth century saw the beginning of a violent and controversial movement of protest amongst western India's low and untouchable castes, aimed at the effects of their lowly position within the Hindu caste hierarchy. This study concentrates on the first leader of this movement, Mahatma Jotirao Phule.

Sri Lanka in the Modern Age
Sri Lanka in the Modern Age

Author: Nira Wickramasinghe

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2006-03-31

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9780824830168

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Since the late 1970s civil war has left Sri Lanka in an almost permanent state of crisis; conventional histories of the country by liberal and Marxist scholars in the last two decades have thus tended to focus on the state’s failure to accommodate the needs and demands of the minorities. The entire history of the twentieth century has been tied to this one key issue. Sri Lanka in the Modern Age offers a fresh perspective based on new research. Above all, the author has written a history of the peoples of Sri Lanka rather than a history of the nation-state.

The Adaptable Peasant
The Adaptable Peasant

Author: Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 9004165088

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This study analyses how in early colonial times, the peasant society of Sri Lanka underwent fundamental changes in the land tenure system as it faced the arrival of the Dutch East India Company administration's merchant capitalism.

Elite Cultures
Elite Cultures

Author: Stephen Nugent

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-12-16

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 1134471203

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Drawing on a diverse, comparative ethnographic literature, this new volume examines the intimate spaces and cultural practices of those elites who occupy positions of power and authority across a variety of different settings. Using ethnographic case studies from a wide range of geographical areas, including Mexico, Peru, Amazonia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Europe, North America and Africa, the contributors explore the inner worlds of meaning and practice that define and sustain elite identities. They also provide insights into the cultural mechanisms that maintain elite status, and into the complex ways that elite groups relate to, and are embedded within, wider social and historical processes.

Peasants and Imperial Rule
Peasants and Imperial Rule

Author: Neil Charlesworth

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-07-04

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780521526401

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A regional study of the impact of British rule on the Indian peasantry.

Belonging across the Bay of Bengal
Belonging across the Bay of Bengal

Author: Michael Laffan

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-10-19

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 1350022624

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Belonging across the Bay of Bengal discusses themes connecting the regions bordering the Bay of Bengal, mainly covering the period from the mid-19th through the mid-20th centuries – a crucial period of transition from colonialism to independence. Focusing on the notion of 'belonging', the chapters in this collection highlight themes of ethnicity, religion, culture and the emergence of nationalist politics and state policies as they relate to the movement of peoples in the region. While the Indian Ocean has been of interest to scholars for decades, there has been a notable tilt towards historicizing the Western half of that space, often prioritizing Islamic trade as the key connective glue prior to the rise of Western power and the later emergence of transnational Indian nationalism. Belonging across the Bay of Bengal enriches this story by drawing attention to Buddhist and migrant connectivities, introducing discussions of Lanka, Burma and the Straits Settlements to establish the historical context of the current refugee crises playing out in these regions. This is a timely and innovative volume that offers a fresh approach to Indian Ocean history, further enriching our understanding of the current debates over minority rights and refugee problems in the region. It will be of great significance to all students and scholars of Indian Ocean studies as well as historians of modern South and Southeast Asia.

Nation and National Identity in South Asia
Nation and National Identity in South Asia

Author: S. L. Sharma

Publisher: Orient Blackswan

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9788125019244

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This Book Brings Together Papers By Leading Sociologists On The Problem Of Nation And National Identity In South Asia. The Book Makes Important Conceptual Distinctions Between Nation , State , Territory And Region . It Also Attempts To Understand The Rise Of The State And Civil Society Over Time. It Includes Papers On Gender And Caste In The Nation-State And Also Includes Papers On National Identity In Sri Lanka And Pakistan.

Religion and Urbanism
Religion and Urbanism

Author: Yamini Narayanan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-11-19

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13: 1317755421

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Conceptions of 'sustainable cities' in the pluralistic and multireligious urban settlements of developing nations need to develop out of local cultural, religious and historical contexts to be inclusive and accurately respond to the needs of the poor, ethnic and religious minorities, and women. Religion and Urbanism contributes to an expanded understanding of 'sustainable cities' in South Asia by demonstrating the multiple, and often conflicting ways in which religion enables or challenges socially equitable and ecologically sustainable urbanisation in the region. In particular, this collection focuses on two aspects that must inform the sustainable cities discourse in South Asia: the intersections of religion and urban heritage, and religion and various aspects of informality. This book makes a much-needed contribution to the nexus between religion and urban planning for researchers, postgraduate students and policy makers in Sustainable Development, Development Studies, Urban Studies, Religious Studies, Asian Studies, Heritage Studies and Urban and Religious Geography.