Hierarchy and Egalitarianism - Caste, Class and Power in Sinhalese Peasant Society

A comprehensive analysis of stratification in rural Sri Lanka, taking into account the hierarchies of class, status and power.

Sommario

Transliteration of Sinhalese words; research setting. Part 1 Stratification during the baseline period: the baseline period; the caste hierarchy in the baseline period; the class hierarchy in the baseline period; the power hierarchy in the baseline period; the ideology of stratification during the baseline period. Part 2 Contemporary stratification: the contemporary community; the contemporary caste hierarchy; the contemporary class hierarchy; the contemporary power hierarchy; the contemporary ideology of stratification.

Riassunto

A comprehensive analysis of stratification in rural Sri Lanka, taking into account the hierarchies of class, status and power.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Tamara Gunasekera, Gunasekera Tamara
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.11.2024
• EAN: 9780367716905
• ISBN: 978-0-367-71690-5
• Pagine: 290
• Serie: LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Sri Lanka, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Rural communities, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Sri Lanka (Ceylon)