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. During the first years of Sri Lanka's independence, the United National Party perpetuated the 'indirect rule' policy of the British colonial government. In 1956, with the election of a coalition government led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, this form of rule was rejected. The new government was committed to reviving the ...
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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. During the first years of Sri Lanka's independence, the United National Party perpetuated the 'indirect rule' policy of the British colonial government. In 1956, with the election of a coalition government led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, this form of rule was rejected. The new government was committed to reviving the traditional Sinhalese culture, language and Buddhist ideals, and to improving the living conditions of the poor. Soon after assuming power, the S.L.F.P. government began to implement political and economic policies designed to alter village structure in accordance with the new ideals.
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Textual maps & tables. Minor rubbing. Spine classification label. Spine bump. Good. 22x14cm, xvi, 376 pp, Library card-pocket & rubberstamps to front fixed flyleaf. Embossed stamp to title-page. Rubberstamps to to. Contents: The Village of Morapitiya: An Introduction to Morapitiya; Traditional Political Structure: Leaders Without Groups; Morapitiyan Disputes; The Rules of the Game: 1963; The Political System in Transition: 1963: Introduction of the New Order; 1967: Failure of the New & Collapse of the Old; The Emergence of P-2; The Morapitiyan Colonists: Of Ants & Fire; Conclusions; Epilogue, 1972.
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