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Farewell to the peasantry? : political class formation in rural Mexico

Author: Gerardo Otero
Publisher: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Focusing on three Mexican agricultural regions from the 1930s to the present, Gerardo Otero's Farewell to the Peasantry? Political Class Formation in Rural Mexico offers a new analysis of the intersection of class relations, political mobilization, and regionally varying cultural heritage in rural Mexico. With the prevailing agrarian social structure as his backdrop, Otero examines the social and political  Read more...
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Otero, Gerardo.
Farewell to the peasantry?
Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1999
(OCoLC)652288827
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Gerardo Otero
ISBN: 0813336457 9780813336459
OCLC Number: 40619356
Description: xiii, 186 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
Contents: Political Class Formation in Rural Mexico --
The Mexican Debate and Beyond: Class, State, and Culture --
Agrarian Reform: Capitalism, the State, and Neoliberalism --
Agrarian Transformations: Crisis and Social Differentiation --
La Laguna: From Agricultural Workers to Semiproletariat --
Atencingo: Peasant-Entrepreneurs and Social Differentiation --
El Yaqui Valley: Toward Self-Managed, Democratic Production --
Conclusion: Farewell to the Peasantry?.
Responsibility: Gerardo Otero.
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"Focusing on three Mexican agricultural regions from the 1930s to the present, Gerardo Otero's Farewell to the Peasantry? Political Class Formation in Rural Mexico offers a new analysis of the intersection of class relations, political mobilization, and regionally varying cultural heritage in rural Mexico. With the prevailing agrarian social structure as his backdrop, Otero examines the social and political circumstances under which different regions have evolved and the transformations in class structure that have resulted. Otero maintains that political class formation is the fundamental process by which civil society is constructed and a vital part in the transition toward a societal democracy. Avoiding unidirectional or single-factor approaches in favor of presenting a broader spectrum, Farewell to the Peasantry? will interest serious academics and casual readers alike."--BOOK JACKET.

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