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

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

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"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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Main Author: Anderson, Leslie (Leslie E.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
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.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Peasant Political Ecology: Politics and Community
  • 2. The Broader Context: Contrasting Political Traditions
  • 3. Ecological Harmony and Quiescence: Pedregal, Boaco, Nicaragua
  • 4. Integration and Accommodation: San Luis, Alajuela, Costa Rica
  • 5. Ecological Community: El Hogar and La Lucha, Costa Rica
  • 6. Peasant Revolution: Quebrada Honda, Nicaragua
  • 7. From Quiescence to Rebellion: Pikin Guerrero, Masaya, Nicaragua
  • 8. Conclusion
  • Appendix: Methodology Combining Depth and Breadth.

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