Peasants, Land, and Society
Author | : Siegfried Pausewang |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1983 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015001764607 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Download or read book Peasants, Land, and Society written by Siegfried Pausewang and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Field study of the impact of land reform on living conditions of peasant farmers and rural communitys in Ethiopia - comments on the 1975 legislation; gives a historical account of the evolution of social structures, agrarian structures, commerce and customary law towards a capitalist rural economy; analyses the role of social movements and starvation in the revolutionary process, land allotment, creation of farmers associations and womens organizations, etc.; includes three case studies of land reform patterns. Bibliography, statistical tables.