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The End of the Peasantry in Southeast Asia

A Social and Economic History of Peasant Livelihood, 1800-1990s

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. R. E. Elson
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Part of the book series: A Modern Economic History of Southeast Asia (MEHSA)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. An Embryonic Peasantry

    • R. E. Elson
    Pages 1-33

  3. The Context of Change: Politics, Economics and Demography

    • R. E. Elson
    Pages 35-79

  4. The Changing Varieties of Peasant Production

    • R. E. Elson
    Pages 81-121

  5. Land and Landholding

    • R. E. Elson
    Pages 123-157

  6. A Revolution in Labour

    • R. E. Elson
    Pages 159-184

  7. Commerce and Credit

    • R. E. Elson
    Pages 185-212

  8. Power and Prosperity

    • R. E. Elson
    Pages 213-238

  9. Conclusion

    • R. E. Elson
    Pages 239-241

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 242-335
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This book analyses the changing context and conditions of production and livelihood amongst Southeast Asia's peasants since the beginning of the nineteenth century. It argues that with demographic growth and the nineteenth century development of great global markets based on small-scale production, the size and economic significance of peasantries throughout the region was magnified. However, such changes brought with them new forces - stronger states, more regular legal systems, a revolution in communications, intensive commercialisation - which themselves worked to undermine the foundations of peasant society and, eventually, to transform peasants into farmers, workers and citizens.

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