Nobodies to Somebodies: The Rise of the Colonial Bourgeoisie in Sri Lanka

Abstract

* Introduction * Part 1: Mainly 'Nobodies ' in a Colonial Backwater * 1. Trade and Accumulation in the Pre-Plantation Economy * 2. The Beginnings of the Bourgeoisie * 3. Taking Off Through the Arrack Trade * 4. Multi-Caste Class Formation * Part 2: Becoming 'Somebodies' * 5. Transition to Plantation Economy * 6. Marketing Arrack among Workers and Peasants * 7. Profits in the Liquor Trade * 8. Merchant Capitalists Spread Their Wings * Part 3: Accumulating Status and Constructing Identity * 9. Recasting Caste in Class Society * 10. The Sinhala Bourgeoisie of 'Nobodies' and 'Somebodies' * 11. The Creation of the Colombo Tamil Bourgeoisie * 12. Constructing Muslim Identity * 13. Burghers and Eurasians as Modernizers * Part 4: Culture, Religious Revival and Gender * 14. Christianization and Cultural Assimilation * 15. Religious Revival and the Bourgeoisie * 16. The Debut of the Bourgeois Woman * Part 5: Capital and Politics * 17. The Politics of Loyalty and Royalty * 18. Class and Caste in National Politics * 19. Political Capital and Dynasty * 20. Conclusion * Appendices

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