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

by Tamara Gunasekera

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367716905
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/30/2025
Series:	LSE Monographs on Social Anthropology
Pages:	290
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Tamara Gunasekera (Author)

Table of Contents

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.