{"product_id":"rural-communities-under-stress-peasant-farmers-and-the-state-in-africa-paperback-9780521313582","title":"Rural Communities under Stress; Peasant Farmers and the State in Africa (Paperback) 9780521313582","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRural Communities under Stress\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePeasant Farmers and the State in Africa\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1990 book examines in direct and clear language the major arguments about the basic nature of Africa's rural crisis.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJonathan Barker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521313582, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 1 February 1990\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 1.4 cm, 0.27 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFirst published in 1990, Rural Communities under Stress goes behind the crises of famine and poor agricultural production to examine the forces and pressures that can affect peasant farming communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Drawing on a wide range of case studies by anthropologists, political scientists, sociologists, and economists, the book shows that peasant farmers have ways of defending their interests. Cases from Senegal, Tanzania, Mozambique, Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda are given as concrete examples of ways peasant farming communities cope with the stresses of economic exploitation, political subordination, and demographic and ecological pressure. Even when they are not successful, peasant farmers are far from being passive victims. The book examines in direct and clear language the major arguments about the basic nature of Africa's rural crisis put forward by powerful agencies of international assistance and influential academics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Dramas of rural change\u003cbr\u003e 2. Beyond the images of crisis\u003cbr\u003e 3. Changing peasant farms\u003cbr\u003e 4. The making of peasant-farming zones\u003cbr\u003e 5. Markets and power\u003cbr\u003e 6. Communities under stress\u003cbr\u003e 7. Peasant farmers and the 'beginning of politics'\u003cbr\u003e 8. Peasant farmers as citizens\u003cbr\u003e 9. Crisis and opportunity\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political economy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political economy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20economy%20%5BKCP%5D%22\"\u003eKCP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007083761944,"sku":"9780521313582","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521313582i_7ccaf166-1c9d-42cf-815f-4635769f809d.jpg?v=1691375062","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/rural-communities-under-stress-peasant-farmers-and-the-state-in-africa-paperback-9780521313582","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}