The anthropologist Eric Wolf, for instance, drew on the work of earlier scholars in the Marxist tradition such as Daniel Thorner, who saw the rural population as a key element in the transition from feudalism to capitalism. Wolf and a group of scholarsVan der Ploeg, Jan Douwe (2012). The new peasantries: struggles for autonomy and sustainability in an era of empire and globalization. Routledge.Moore, Barrington (1993). Social origins of dictatorship and democracy: Lord and peasant in the making of the modern world. Vol. 268. Beacon Press.Alves, Leonardo Marcondes (2018). Give us this day our daily bread: The moral order of Pentecostal peasants in South Brazil. Master's thesis in Cultural Anthropology. Uppsala universitet. criticized both Marx and the field of Modernization theorists for treating peasants as lacking the ability to take action.Wolf, Eric R. (1969) Peasant Wars of the Twentieth Century. New York: Harper & Row. James C. Scott's field observations in Malaysia convinced him that villagers were active participants in their local politics even though they were forced to use indirect methods. Many of these activist scholars looked back to the peasant movement in India and to the theories of the revolution in China led by Mao Zedong starting in the 1920s. The anthropologist Myron Cohen, however, asked why the rural population in China were called "peasants" rather than "farmers", a distinction he called political rather than scientific. One important outlet for their scholarly work and theory was The Journal of Peasant Studies.
the anthropologist eric wolf for instance drew on the work of earlier scholars in the marxist tradition such as daniel thorner who saw the rural population as a key element in the transition from feudalism to capitalism wolf and a group of scholarsvan der ploeg jan douwe (2012) the new peasantries struggles for autonomy and sustainability in an era of empire and globalization routledgemoore barrington (1993) social origins of dictatorship and democracy lord and peasant in the making of the modern world vol 268 beacon pressalves leonardo marcondes (2018) give us this day our daily bread the moral order of pentecostal peasants in south brazil master's thesis in cultural anthropology uppsala universitet criticized both marx and the field of modernization theorists for treating peasants as lacking the ability to take actionwolf eric r (1969) peasant wars of the twentieth century new york harper & row james c scott's field observations in malaysia convinced him that villagers were active participants in their local politics even though they were forced to use indirect methods many of these activist scholars looked back to the peasant movement in india and to the theories of the revolution in china led by mao zedong starting in the 1920s the anthropologist myron cohen however asked why the rural population in china were called "peasants" rather than "farmers" a distinction he called political rather than scientific one important outlet for their scholarly work and theory was the journal of peasant studies