The end of the peasantry
Subtitle: the rural labor movement in northeast Brazil, 1961-1988
By: Anthony W. Pereira.
Series: Pitt Latin American series
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Pittsburgh, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Agricultural laborers -- Labor unions -- Brazil, Northeast -- History; Peasantry -- Brazil, Northeast -- History; Land reform -- Brazil, Northeast -- History
Description: "Study of emerging rural labor politics in the sugar zone of Pernambuco under military rule shows how popular movements contribute to both democratization and social change. Work is well-researched, sensitive to theory and history, and emphasizes  ongoing changes in economic structure"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-226) and index.
Table of contents: title: From peasant leagues to unions in rural Brazil; title: The past as prologue; title: Structural change and conservative modernization; title: The regulation of conflict; title: Sons of cane : leadership dilemmas within the unions; title: Sugar with the taste of blood : the state and violence; title: The candidates : the unions and political parties; title: The struggle for heaven and Earth : agrarian reform; title: Conclusion : the end of the peasantry.