VIII. Social Structure and Social Institutions

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. I. Introduction: Why Peasants Change 1
5. PART ONE. The Historical Domination of Inward-Oriented Forces
6. II. Lord and Peasant 33
7. III. The Freeholding Village 46
8. IV. Mechanisms of Survival 60
9. PART TWO. The Fulcrum Shifts: The Challenge of Outward-Oriented Forces
10. V. Villages under Stress 87
11. VI. Relieving the Stress 112
12. PART THREE. The Triumph of Outward-Oriented Forces
13. VII. Who Risks Change? 133
14. VIII. Social Structure and Social Institutions 156
15. PART FOUR. Politics and Revolution
16. IX. The New Political Community 193
17. X. Peasant Revolution 226
18. XI. Conclusion: The Shrinking World 257
19. Appendix A. The Scale of External Relations 267
20. Appendix B. A List of the Communities Used 269
21. Bibliography 275
22. Index 297