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This article provides a critical understanding of dynamics behind the roles of the People's Liberation Front (JVP) in post-1977 Sri Lankan politics. Having suffered a severe setback in the early 1970s, the JVP transformed itself into a significant force in electoral politics that eventually brought the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) to power. This article explains the transformation by examining the radical political setting and mapping out the actors and various movements which allowed the JVP to emerge as a dominant player within the hegemonic political mainstream in Sri Lanka. Furthermore, it also highlights the structural changes in JVP politics and its challenges for future consolidation.

Preliminary Materials /N.R. Dewasiri -- Prologue /N.R. Dewasiri -- Introduction /N.R. Dewasiri -- Chapter One. The World Of The Peasant /N.R. Dewasiri -- Chapter Two. The System Of Production And Its Changes /N.R. Dewasiri -- Chapter Three. Land Tenure And Its Changes /N.R. Dewasiri -- Chapter Four. The Emergence Of A New Class Formation And The Rise Of A Landowning Class /N.R. Dewasiri -- Chapter Five. Caste And Social Mobility /N.R. Dewasiri -- Chapter Six. The Discussion /N.R. Dewasiri -- Epilogue /N.R. Dewasiri -- Notes /N.R. Dewasiri -- Appendix 1. Chronological List Of Kings Of Kandy And Dutch Governors /N.R. Dewasiri -- Appendix 2. List Of Accommodessan Grants /N.R. Dewasiri -- Appendix 3. Classification Of People In Various Sources /N.R. Dewasiri -- Bibliography /N.R. Dewasiri -- Index /N.R. Dewasiri.

This study investigates the structural changes in western Sri Lanka's agrarian society under the administration of the Dutch United East India Company (VOC). In the areas where peasant agriculture was the predominant form of production, changes in the land tenure system paved the way for a modern system of private property relations. A new class differentiation emerged and the indigenous chiefs turned into powerful landowners. In addition to this, new light is shed on the dynamics of caste formation as a result of the early colonial encounter

"This revised edition of Religion and Politics in South Asia presents a comprehensive analysis of the interaction of religion and politics in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The book highlights that in recent decades, religion, religio-political parties, and religious rhetoric have become dominant features of the political scenes in all seven countries. By presenting each country's political system and the socio-economic environment within which the interactions of religion and politics are taking place, chapters explore various factors that impact both the lives of people in the region and global politics. Designed in an easy-to-follow structure, the book includes sections on the history and politics, major religions and religious composition of the population, legal and constitutional provisions regarding religion, religious freedom and the treatment of minorities, the political landscape and religio-political parties and groups within the countries. In doing so, the book addresses concerns including the effects of religio-political interactions on political stability, human rights, and the implications for internal and external security situations. A timely contribution written by experts in their field, this book is a useful guide to religion and politics and will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students in South Asian politics, Asian politics, religion and politics, history and International Studies"--