Beyond Patronage and Exploitation Changing Agrarian Relations in South Gujarat

by Breman, Jan

• ISBN13: 9780195630879
• ISBN10: 0195630874
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-05-12
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

First published in 1974, this classic work focuses on the relationships between landowners and the landless. It is now reissued with an extensive new section, 'Dynamics of Poverty' which grew out of the author's return to his field-area after a period of thirty years. It is rare to have a longitudinal study of the same society for such a long period of time; as such this is a unique and important contribution to the field of historical sociology. It will also be instrumental for formulating policy in developing countries for years to come.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Agricultural Laborers in India	p. 3
Landlords and Agricultural Laborers in the Past: Parties in a System of Bondage and Patronage	p. 10
South Gujarat: Region and Population	p. 25
The Hali System in South Gujarat	p. 36
The Disintegration of the Hali System	p. 68
Present Relationships Between Landlords	p. 81
Chikhligam	p. 93
Gandevigam	p. 148
Summary and Conclusions	p. 218
The Findings Reexamined	p. 231
Postscript: Polarization More of the "Same" For Everyone	p. 241
Revisiting the Field Over a Thirty-Year Period	p. 263
Work and Employment in the Landless Milieu	p. 271
Continuity and Change in the Local Pattern of Agricultural Production	p. 278
Labor in Agriculture and Mode of Employment	p. 286
Bondage and Dependency Re-Examined	p. 297
The Interplay of Growing Prosperity and Continued Poverty	p. 317
State Action Against Poverty	p. 334
The Long, Long March Towards Emancipation	p. 352
Glossary	p. 367
Abbreviations	p. 370
Bibliography I	p. 371
Bibliography II	p. 383
Index	p. 387
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