Patronage and exploitation; changing agrarian relations in South Gujarat, India.

Rural sociology field study on production relations between landowners and landless agricultural workers in South Gujarat, India - looks at historical background of bonded labour and landowner patronage; describes the traditional hali system of servitude founded on caste; based on data collected fro...

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Main Author: Breman, Jan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, University of California Press [1974]
Berkeley : University of California Press, [1974]
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Summary:Rural sociology field study on production relations between landowners and landless agricultural workers in South Gujarat, India - looks at historical background of bonded labour and landowner patronage; describes the traditional hali system of servitude founded on caste; based on data collected from 1962 to 1963, describes agrarian structure and social structure in two villages. Bibliography.
Item Description:Translation of Meester en knecht.
Physical Description:xvi, 287 pages map 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-275).
ISBN:0520021975