Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. List of Tables vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. Chapter 1 The Argument 1
6. Chapter 2 Two Villages 15
7. Chapter 3 The Construction and Deconstruction of Rural Property 47
8. Chapter 4 The Invention of Social Conflict 85
9. Chapter 5 The Destruction and Replacement of the Elite 105
10. Chapter 6 The Manipulation of Lifestyles 131
11. Chapter 7 From the Dependent Peasant to the Citizen-Peasant: The Bases of a Rural Political Culture 155
12. Chapter 8 Between the Past and the Future 189
13. References 211
14. Appendices 217
15. Index 221