Citrus and the state
Factions and class formation in rural Belize
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2466428 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Moberg (0000-0001-8142-892X, University of South Alabama, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 215-233 |
| Publication date | 1991-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Ethnologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-0496 • E-ISSN: 1548-1425 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/ae.1991.18.2.02a00020 |
| OpenAlex | W2139589253 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 34 |
This article examines local-level politics and their effect on class formation in two neighboring Belizean villages. Charlestown and More Hope exhibit differing degrees of patronage-based factionalism, which is related to the state's differential involvement in local politics. This involvement is in turn governed by the perceived political value of individual rural constituencies. The effects of factionalism on class structure in Charlestown-a community heavily contested by the governing party and its rivals-are illustrated in the context of an expanding export-oriented citrus economy
Archaeology · Class (philosophy · Class formation · Context (archaeology · Development economics · Differential (mechanical device · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Value (mathematics · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Engineering · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America
Origins of the state and civilization
Structure and change in economic history
Political Systems and the Distribution of Power
Essays on the Political Economy of Rural Africa
The Economic Theory of Representative Government
A Conceptual Framework for the Empirical Analysis of Peasants
The Role of Land Reform in Economic Development
Models of Social Organization.
Power and Popular Protest
Factions, Friends and Feasts
Struggle in the Andes
Village Life in Northern India
Ethnology
Belize
Frontier Adaptations in Lower Central America
Black Carib Domestic Organization in Historical Perspective
Class Resistance and Class Hegemony
Central Problems in Social Theory
Stratagems and Spoils
Political Leadership Among Swat Pathans
Schism and Continuity in an African Society
A House Divided
Patronage and Class Conflict in Southern Spain
The Place of Non-Groups in the Social Sciences
Marketing Policy and the Loss of Food Self-Sufficiency in Rural Belize
Brief Communications
Rent, Differentiation, and the Development of Capitalism among Peasants
The Dynamics of Political Action
Pervasive Factionalism1
The Evolution of Human Societies
Peasant classes and primordial loyalties
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2025 (34) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |