Ref ID:	19969
Ref Type:	Book
Authors:	Gunasekera, Tamara
Title:	Hierarchy and egalitarianism: caste, class, and power in Sinhalese peasant society
Date:	1994
Source:	Monographs on Social Anthropology
Place of Publication:	London
Publisher:	Athlone Press
Abstract:	Examines stratification in rural Sri Lanka, taking account of class, status and power. The interaction of national, regional and local politics has given rise to a new rural power elite, destroying traditional village leadership and threatening rural development based on collective participation.
Date Created:	4/21/2015
Volume:	65
Page End:	273