附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-226) and index.
From peasant leagues to unions in rural Brazil -- The past as prologue -- Structural change and conservative modernization -- The regulation of conflict -- Sons of cane : leadership dilemmas within the unions -- Sugar with the taste of blood : the state and violence -- The candidates : the unions and political parties -- The struggle for heaven and Earth : agrarian reform -- Conclusion : the end of the peasantry.
摘要:"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.
