Informed by Eric Wolf's Peasant Wars of the Twentieth Century,
published in 1969, this book examines selected peasant struggles in
seven Latin American countries during the last fifty years and suggests
the continuing relevance of Wolf's approach. The seven case studies are
preceded by an Introduction in which the editors assess the continuing
relevance of Wolf's political economy. The book concludes with Gavin
Smith's reflection on reading Eric Wolf as a public intellectual today.