Peasants, Capitalism, and the Work of Eric R. Wolf - Reviving Critical Agrarian Studies

Fifty years after the publication of Eric Wolf's celebrated Peasant Wars of the Twentieth Century, this book offers a much-needed critical assessment and update of Wolf's contribution to the study of the peasantry.

List of contents

Introduction; 1 Wolf's Peasant Wars of the Twentieth Century: A Critique; 2 Developing our Approach: Towards a Marxian Perspective after Wolf; 3 The Rise of Capitalism in England, and the Emergence of Core and Periphery in the Global Political Economy; 4 The Reform of the Corn Laws and the Emergence of the 'First' or British 'Liberal' Food Regime, 1840-1870; 5 The Emergence of the 'Second' or 'Imperial' Food Regime, 1870-1930; 6 Agrarian Capitalism and 'Core'-'Periphery' Dynamics from 1930 to the Present Day: Peasant Elimination in the North, Peasant Perpetuation in the South; 7 Conclusion: Wolf and the Revival of Critical Agrarian Studies

About the author

Mark Tilzey is an Associate Professor, Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University, UK.
Fraser Sugden is an Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Birmingham, UK.
David Seddon is a former Professor of Politics and Sociology, Department of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, UK.

Summary

Fifty years after the publication of Eric Wolf’s celebrated Peasant Wars of the Twentieth Century, this book offers a much-needed critical assessment and update of Wolf’s contribution to the study of the peasantry.

Product details

• Authors: David Seddon, Seddon David, Fraser Sugden, Mark Tilzey, Mark (Coventry Univeristy Tilzey
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032495835
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3249583-5
• No. of pages: 232
• Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, NATURE / Ecology, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Applied ecology, Politics & government, Politics and government, Agricultural science, Environmental policy & protocols, Human Geography, Development Studies, Regional Geography, Environmental policy and protocols