The 'middle peasant thesis' and the roots of rural agitation in India, 1914-1947
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2158585 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Neil Charlesworth (University of Glasgow, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 259-280 |
| Publication date | 1980-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Peasant Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-6150 • E-ISSN: 1743-9361 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03066158008438106 |
| OpenAlex | W2097275006 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 26 |
Peasant agitations during the last decades of British rule in India are now receiving increasing attention. Despite a diversity of arguments concerning their origins within the peasantry, one popular model is that developed by Wolf and Alavi of the potential radicalism of a landowning subsistence middle peasantry. The thesis is here examined both in terms of its general analytical value for India and by studying one particular movement, the campaign in Bardoli, Gujarat in 1928. From this, some conclusions are suggested about the nature of successful peasant political action in India and other parts of Asia
Action (physics · Agriculture · Development economics · Diversity (politics · Economics · Geography · Peasant · Political radicalism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Subsistence agriculture · Value (mathematics · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2025 (45) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |