Acknowledgements; 1. Nationalism, development and ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka; 2. Sinhala nationalism; 3. Kulaks to clerks; 4. The politics of market reform at a time of ethnic conflict; 5. Military fiscalism; 6. The 'best and last' chance for peace; 7. Cosmopolitan capitalism; 8. Sectarian socialism; 9. Conclusions: elites, masses and the Rajapaksa presidency; Bibliography; Index.