Peasants in Revolt: A Chilean Case Study, 1965-1971

by James F. Petras and Hugo Zemelman Merino

Book Overview

Based on extended interviews at the Culipr n fundo in Chile with peasants who recount in their own terms their political evolution, this is an in-depth study of peasants in social and political action. It deals with two basic themes: first, the authoritarian structure within a traditional latifundio and its eventual replacement by a peasant-based elected committee, and second, the events shaping the emergence of political consciousness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477304568
• ISBN13: 9781477304563
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"