Undoing the Revolution: Comparing Elite Subversion of Peasant Rebellions

by Vasabjit Banerjee

Book Overview

Undoing the Revolution looks at the way rural underclasses ally with out-of-power elites to overthrow their governments-only to be shut out of power when the new regime assumes control. Vasabjit Banerjee first examines why peasants need to ally with dissenting elites in order to rebel. He then shows how conflict resolution and subsequent bargains to form new state institutions re-empower allied elites and re-marginalize peasants.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439916926
• ISBN13: 9781439916926
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"