ISSN:
0084-6570
Language:
English
Titel der Quelle:
Annual review of anthropology
Publ. der Quelle:
Palo Alto, Calif : Annual Reviews Inc
Angaben zur Quelle:
Vol. 45 (2016), p. 301-318
DDC:
590
Abstract:
By revisiting earlier debates around the definition of peasantries and new issues around farming in present-day agricultural regimes, this review underlines the uneven forms of capitalist surplus extraction. After revisiting the classic debate, I explore present-day issues such as market-led agrarian reforms, land grabs, and transnational peasant movements that recenter the peasant debate. The following sections address two expressions of small-scale agricultural production: contract farming and agroecological short-circuit food provisioning. These two varieties of contemporary peasantries express different forms of dependent autonomy and are integrated in value accumulation circuits in different ways. A final section of the article attempts to compare aspects present in agriculture with similar ones present in other sectors of production to show the theoretical value of these discussions. [web URL: http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-anthro-102215-100240]
Note:
Copyright: © COPYRIGHT 2016 Annual Reviews, Inc.
DOI:
10.1146/annurev-anthro-102215-100240
URL:
http://search.proquest.com/docview/1834883709
