Janice Jiggins

Caste and Family Politics Sinhalese 1947 1976

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book attempts to describe and analyse the social relationships as well as the politics when Sri Lanka became independent.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 339g
• ISBN-13: 9780521133784
• ISBN-10: 0521133785
• Artikelnr.: 29742106

Inhaltsangabe

List of tables
List of maps and charts
Preface
Glossary and list of abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Description of castes
3. Preliminary investigations
4. Sabaragamuwa: a study of a caste vote in a traditional area
5. Consequences and implications at the national level
6. The family in politics
7. Caste and the insurgency of 1971
8. Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index.