The Political Ecology of the Modern Peasant : Calculation and Community /

"Why do some peasants rebel while others are quiescent? This comparative study of six peasant villages in Nicaragua and Costa Rica asserts a theory of 'political ecology' by which individual and community interests sometimes reach beyond the village boundary and combine in the selecti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Anderson, Leslie (Leslie E.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Bauer.
Politieke acties.
Boeren.
Politische Beteiligung
Peasants > Political activity.
73.70 political anthropology: general.
Paysannerie > Activite politique > Costa Rica.
Paysannerie > Activite politique > Nicaragua.
Peasants > Political activity > Costa Rica.
Peasants > Political activity > Nicaragua.
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Nicaragua.
Costa Rica.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Why do some peasants rebel while others are quiescent? This comparative study of six peasant villages in Nicaragua and Costa Rica asserts a theory of 'political ecology' by which individual and community interests sometimes reach beyond the village boundary and combine in the selection of political choices. Strong theoretical approach, rich contextual backdrop, sound methodology. Major contribution"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Physical Description:1 online resource (224 pages): illustrations, maps ;
ISBN:9781421446905
Access:Open Access

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