Peasants organizations in South India

Date

1979

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Rural Development Committee, Center for International Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., US

Abstract

The origin, organization and other characteristics of the peasant organizations in two South Indian states are described, and attempts to understand the ecological and social structural characteristics of their emergence and course are made. The study also investigates the impact these organizations have had on certain aspects of agrarian social structure. Includes references.

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PEASANT MOVEMENTS, SOUTH, INDIA, ASSOCIATIONS, TRADE UNIONS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIAL STRUCTURE, SOCIAL NORMS, SOCIAL THEORY, LABOUR RELATIONS, POLITICAL ASPECTS

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