Class Dynamics of Agrarian Change

by Henry Bernstein

Overview

Henry Bernstein argues that class dynamics should be the starting point of any analysis of agrarian change. Providing an accessible introduction to agrarian political economy, he shows clearly how the argument for "bringing class back in" provides an alternative to inherited conceptions of the agrarian question. He also ably illustrates what is at stake in different ways of thinking about class dynamics and the effects of agrarian change in today's globalized world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565493636
Publisher:	Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	08/30/2010
Series:	Agrarian Change and Peasant Studies Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Henry Bernstein is professor emeritus of development studies at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies.

Table of Contents

1) Introduction: the Political Economy of Agrarian Change; 2) Production and Reproduction: Key Concepts; 3) Capitalism: Origins and Early Development; 4) Colonialism and Capitalism; 5) Farming and Agriculture, Local and Global; 6) Neoliberal Globalization and World Agriculture; 7) Capitalist Agriculture and Non-capitalist Farmers? Production, Exploitation and Resistance; 8) Class Formation in the Countryside; 9) Complexities of Class

Editorial Reviews

The most sweeping, original, and discerning class analysis of agrarian history in many decades ... essential reading for any and all agraristas both inside and outside the academy.

James C. Scott

Bernstein shows that a 'little book' can be a tour de force. Decades of scholarship are lightly worn and compellingly revealed in this treasure chest of a book. It should be essential reading for all development students (whatever age) and activists (wherever they work).

Barbara Harriss-White