This study of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, the pivotal figure in the emergence of modern politics in Sri Lanka, makes a major contribution to an important yet neglected period in the country's political history. Dr James Manor explores the personal and political dimensions of Bandaranaike's life, concentrating on the economic, social, political and cultural forces which had a substantial bearing upon his story. Bandaranaike is assessed as a member of that generation of Asian and African leaders who presided over the transition from imperial rule to assertive self-government and helped to develop new modes of politics. Bandaranaike's story illuminates the development of democratic politics in Sri Lanka as well as the origins of current tensions between Sinhalese and Tamils, which threaten to destroy democracy and the island's social cohesion.
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This study of S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, the pivotal figure in the emergence of modern politics in Sri Lanka, makes a major contribution to an important yet neglected period in the country's political history. Dr James Manor explores the personal and political dimensions of Bandaranaike's life, concentrating on the economic, social, political and cultural forces which had a substantial bearing upon his story.
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colonial elite, lake house, expedient utopian, activist bhikkhus, private correspondence file, headman system, vernacular teachers, disadvantaged castes, local board members, transitional leaders, bus owners, national political elite, ayurvedic physicians, ayurvedic doctors Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Prime Minister, Sir Solomon, State Council, Sir John, Sinhala Maha Sabha, Lady Bandaranaike, Bernard Aluwihare Diaries, Federal Party, Sir Senerat Gunawardena, Executive Committee, Presidential Archive, Christ Church, Ceylon National Congress, Jayewardene Papers, Ceylon Hansard, Board of Ministers, Secret Report, Sri Lanka, Tamil Congress, University of Peradeniya Library, The Ceylon Tamils, Dudley Senanayake, Sir Oliver, Governor Caldecott, Sinhalese Buddhist Browse Sample Pages:
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colonial elite, lake house, expedient utopian, activist bhikkhus, private correspondence file, headman system, vernacular teachers, disadvantaged castes, local board members, transitional leaders, bus owners, national political elite, ayurvedic physicians, ayurvedic doctors Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Prime Minister, Sir Solomon, State Council, Sir John, Sinhala Maha Sabha, Lady Bandaranaike, Bernard Aluwihare Diaries, Federal Party, Sir Senerat Gunawardena, Executive Committee, Presidential Archive, Christ Church, Ceylon National Congress, Jayewardene Papers, Ceylon Hansard, Board of Ministers, Secret Report, Sri Lanka, Tamil Congress, University of Peradeniya Library, The Ceylon Tamils, Dudley Senanayake, Sir Oliver, Governor Caldecott, Sinhalese Buddhist Browse Sample Pages:
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