Peasants, Capitalism, and the Work of Eric R. Wolf: Reviving Critical Agrarian Studies

Fifty years after the publication of Eric Wolf’s celebrated Peasant Wars of the Twentieth Century, this book offers a much-needed critical assessment and update of Wolf’s contribution to the study of the peasantry.

Mark Tilzey is an Associate Professor, Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University, UK.

Fraser Sugden is an Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Birmingham, UK.

David Seddon is a former Professor of Politics and Sociology, Department of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, UK.