Seligson, Mitchell A.
Peasants of Costa Rica and the Development of Agrarian Capitalism
Madison, Univ. of Wisconsin Press, (1980). orig.cloth. 23x15cm, xxxii, 220 pp.. Textual photos,maps,tables. Minor rubbing, VG. dustwrapper
¶ Contents: Foreword [by Richard Newbold Adams]; Introduction; The Evolution of the Peasantry: Colonization & the Rise of the Yeoman; Coffee & the Decline of the Yeoman; Bananas & the Rise of the Rural Proletariat; The Peasant in the Modern World: The Impact of Agrarian Capitalism: The Social Impact of Agrarian Capitalism: Stratification & Insecurity; The Peasant's Response to Insecutiry: Organization & Land Invasion; Government Response to Agrarian Capitalism: Land Reform; Conclusion: The Demise of the Peasantry; Appendices.

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Keywords: Historical Sociology, Costa Rica, Latin America, Peasantry, Peasants, Land Tenure, Agrarian Capitalism, Agriculture, Economic History