Embracing Change in Costal Sri Lanka

Local Strategies in a Global Context

R.L. Stirrat (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

276 Seiten

2025
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
9781836952411 (ISBN)

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Prioritising processes not structures based on the general premise that change rather than stasis is what characterises society, this book focuses on social change in a coastal village in Sri Lanka where change was the result of people reacting to processes at work in the wider economic and political context and were in no way passive victims to forces out of their control.

Focused on social change in a coastal village in Sri Lanka, this book emphasizes processes over structures, based on the fundamental premise that society is defined by change rather than stasis. In the village, change emerged as a response to broader economic and political forces, yet the people were far from passive victims of these external influences. Instead, they actively engaged with shifting circumstances, seizing new opportunities as they arose. Change was generally perceived in a positive light, reflecting the community’s resilience and adaptability.

R.L. Stirrat taught both anthropology and development studies at the University of Sussex for many years. His main research interests have been in social and economic change in coastal Sri Lanka and on the history of the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. In addition, he has acted as a consultant for various agencies including the FAO, IFAD and DFID.

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Maps

Introduction

Chapter 1. Fishing

Chapter 2. Movement

Chapter 3. Prawns

Chapter 4. Church and State

Chapter 5. People

Conclusion

Glossary

References

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	16.10.2025
Zusatzinfo	9 Illustrations
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-13	9781836952411 / 9781836952411
Zustand	Neuware