Table of Contents

Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Bluville: the constituency and the patronage network of Doctor Ay (1947–1959); 3. Bluville: the patronage network of Korale-Mudaliyar Kit Foo and his son, Dee (1947–1959); 4. Bluville: the growth of the State (1956–1982); 5. Greenville: the patronage networks of the Mou/Nous and the Pou/Kous (1947–1959); 6. Greenville: the growth of the State (1956–1982); 7. Red Town: the urban setting (1947–1959); 8. Red Town: the growth of the State (1956–1982); 9. Communal minorities, political dissidents and the JVP; 10. Conclusion; Glossary of Sinhalese terms; References; Index.

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