Peasants, Politics and Revolution : Pressures Toward Political and Social Change in the Third World /

Mostrar otras versiones (2)

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 th...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Migdal, Joel S. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Colección:Princeton Legacy Library ; 1789
Temas:
Peasants > Developing countries.
Political participation > Developing countries.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • I. Introduction: Why Peasants Change
  • PART ONE. The Historical Domination of Inward-Oriented Forces
  • II. Lord and Peasant
  • III. The Freeholding Village
  • IV. Mechanisms of Survival
  • PART TWO. The Fulcrum Shifts: The Challenge of Outward-Oriented Forces
  • V. Villages under Stress
  • VI. Relieving the Stress
  • PART THREE. The Triumph of Outward-Oriented Forces
  • VII. Who Risks Change?
  • VIII. Social Structure and Social Institutions
  • PART FOUR. Politics and Revolution
  • IX. The New Political Community
  • X. Peasant Revolution
  • XI. Conclusion: The Shrinking World
  • Appendix A. The Scale of External Relations
  • Appendix B. A List of the Communities Used
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Ejemplares similares