The end of the peasantry

By Anthony W. Pereira

Subjects: Labor, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Histoire, Peasantry, Syndicats, Peasants, brazil, History, Labor unions, south america, Agricultural laborers, Peasants, Paysannerie, Arbeiterbewegung, Landarbeiter, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, Labor & Industrial Relations, Réforme agraire, Travailleurs agricoles, Land reform, Geschichte 1961-1988, Labor unions

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.