Peasants and peasant societies

the long version

"This volume of readings looks at five aspects of the subject; first, the units of peasant social organization - family, farm, village community etc.; second, the typical forms of production and exchange; third, the peasantry as a class; fourth, peasant cultural patterns including customs, religions and aesthetics; and finally, some of the prevailing attitudes towards peasant societies, and the shape of government policies"--Back cover.