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A historical study of social change and elite formation in Sri Lanka, focusing on the emergence of the Karava community as a prominent social and political elite between 1500 and 1931. The book examines caste relations, colonial influences, economic transformation, social mobility, and the development of political leadership within Sri Lankan society.

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245: $a: Caste Conflict and Elite Formation: The Rise of a Karava Elite in Sri Lanka, 1500–1931
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250: $b: Cambridge University Press
250: $c: 1982
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