Caught in the crossfire
Subtitle: revolutions, repression, and the rational peasant
By: T. David Mason.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
Subjects: Peasantry -- Developing countries -- History; Peasantry -- Developing countries -- Political activity; Revolutions -- Developing countries
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-305) and index.
Table of contents: title: The puzzle of revolution in the Third World; title: Theories of revolution : the evolution of the field; title: Dependent development and the crisis of rural stability; title: Mobilizing peasant social movements; title: The response of the state : reform or repression?; title: State repression and the escalation of revolutionary violence; title: Win, lose, or draw : how civil wars end; title: Reform, repression, and revolution in El Salvador; title: Peruvian land reform and the rise of Sendero Luminoso; title: The future of revolutions in the countryside : globalization, democratization, and peacekeeping.