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Fear in the Countryside: The Control of Agricultural Resources in the Poor Countries by Nonpeasant Elites

Fear in the Countryside: The Control of Agricultural Resources in the Poor Countries by Nonpeasant Elites

By E. G. Vallianatos

Ballinger, 1976, 180 pp.

Uneven and argumentative-the word "must" is a constant refrain-but with fascinating historical material on Western attitudes toward colonial agriculture, a critical sociology of American agricultural aiders, and a first-hand, hard-hitting account of how badly it all works in Colombia.