In this book, Hanna Batatu presents a comprehensive analysis of the recent social, economic, and political evolution of Syria's peasantry, the segment of society from which the current holders of political power stem. Batatu focuses mainly on the twentieth century and, in partic…
In this book, Hanna Batatu presents a comprehensive analysis of the recent social, economic, and political evolution of Syria's peasantry, the segment of society from which the current holders of political power stem. Batatu focuses mainly on the twentieth century and, in partic…
Reconsiders Peru's transition from colony to republic, highlighting the important role indigenous peasants played in anti-colonial struggles.
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"Peasant Intellectuals will dramatically alter the perspective from which anthropologists, historians, and political scientists study both cultural systems and rural politics. Based on 25 years of research that includes interviews with hundreds of people from all social levels, …
"This book brings out the essential features that have for long marked the interaction between environment, economy and society in a major part of the Western Himalaya. The author traverses a long period (1800-1950) of changes and continuities in the society and economy of the H…
This book points out how peasant labour redundancy can undermine rural welfare and political stability, and why academics and policy-makers of the 21st century cannot ignore the world's disappearing peasantries.
