Political Structure in a Changing Sinhalese Village

Klappentext An examination of the nature of political change within a village in the Kandyan highlands of Sri Lanka! during the transition from colony to independent nation. Zusammenfassung An examination of the nature of political change within a village! which the author calls Morapitiya! in the Kandyan highlands of Sri Lanka! during the transition from colony to independent nation. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Introduction: problems and assumptions; Part I. The Village of Morapitiya: 2. An introduction to Morapitiya; Part II. Traditional Political Structure (P-1): 3. Leaders without groups; 4. Morapitiyan disputes: I; 5. Morapitiyan disputes: II; 6. The rules of the game: 1963; Part III. The Political System in Transition: 7. 1963: introduction of the new order; 8. 1967: failure of the new and collapse of the old; 9. The emergence of P-2; Part IV. The Morapitiyan Colonists: 10. Of ants and fire; 11. Conclusions; Epilogue, 1972; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

Résumé
An examination of the nature of political change within a village, which the author calls Morapitiya, in the Kandyan highlands of Sri Lanka, during the transition from colony to independent nation.

Contenu

List of illustrations; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Introduction: problems and assumptions; Part I. The Village of Morapitiya: 2. An introduction to Morapitiya; Part II. Traditional Political Structure (P-1): 3. Leaders without groups; 4. Morapitiyan disputes: I; 5. Morapitiyan disputes: II; 6. The rules of the game: 1963; Part III. The Political System in Transition: 7. 1963: introduction of the new order; 8. 1967: failure of the new and collapse of the old; 9. The emergence of P-2; Part IV. The Morapitiyan Colonists: 10. Of ants and fire; 11. Conclusions; Epilogue, 1972; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.