Peasants and peasant societies
Subtitle: selected readings.
Series: Penguin modern sociology readings; Penguin education, X 170
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1971
Place of publication: Harmondsworth
Language: eng
Number of pages: 448
Subjects: Peasantry; Sociology, Rural
Description: "This volume of readings looks at five aspects of the subject; first, the units of peasant social organization - family, farm, village community etc.; second, the typical forms of production and exchange; third, the peasantry as a class; fourth, peasant cultural patterns including customs, religions and aesthetics; and finally, some of the prevailing attitudes towards peasant societies, and the shape of government policies"--Back cover.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 423-427.