During the last quarter century, peasant participation in politics
has increased markedly in parts of Latin America and Asia. Why the
poor and vulnerable peasant population has chosen to leave the
confines of the village for political activity and at times for
sustained revolution is the question this book explores. The author
draws on informal interviews and observation of peasants in Mexico
and India and on fifty-one community studies of peasants in Asia
and Latin America compiled by ethnographers in the last forty
years. He suggests that severe economic crises have driven peasants
to roles in the larger economy outside the village, where they are
initially attracted to politics by material incentives. Originally
published in 1975. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest
print-on-demand technology to again make available previously
out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton
University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of
these important books while presenting them in durable paperback
and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is
to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in
the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press
since its founding in 1905.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
