Jayawardena, Kumari <br/><br/>
Nobodies to somebodies: The rise of the colonial bourgeoisie in Sri Lanka/ 
Kumari, Jayawardena 
 - 1st ed. 
 - London:  Zed Books,  2000. 
 - xxx, 412 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Introduction Part 1: Mainly 'Nobodies ' in a Colonial Backwater<br/>1. Trade and Accumulation in the Pre-Plantation Economy<br/>2. The Beginnings of the Bourgeoisie<br/>3. Taking Off Through the Arrack Trade<br/>4. Multi-Caste Class Formation<br/><br/>Part 2: Becoming 'Somebodies'<br/>5. Transition to Plantation Economy<br/>6. Marketing Arrack among Workers and Peasants<br/>7. Profits in the Liquor Trade<br/>8. Merchant Capitalists Spread Their Wings<br/><br/>Part 3: Accumulating Status and Constructing Identity<br/>9. Recasting Caste in Class Society<br/>10. The Sinhala Bourgeoisie of 'Nobodies' and 'Somebodies'<br/>11. The Creation of the Colombo Tamil Bourgeoisie<br/>12. Constructing Muslim Identity<br/>13. Burghers and Eurasians as Modernizers<br/><br/>Part 4: Culture, Religious Revival and Gender<br/>14. Christianization and Cultural Assimilation<br/>15. Religious Revival and the Bourgeoisie<br/>16. The Debut of the Bourgeois Woman<br/><br/>Part 5: Capital and Politics<br/>17. The Politics of Loyalty and Royalty<br/>18. Class and Caste in National Politics<br/>19. Political Capital and Dynasty<br/>20. Conclusion 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781842772287 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Middle Class--Sri Lanka--History<br/>Sri Lanka--Social Conditions<br/>Sri Lanka--Economic Conditions
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>330.95493  / JAY/N