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San Miguel : a Mexican collective ejido / Raymond Wilkie

By:

Wilkie, Raymond

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press , 1971Description: 190 p. : Ill. ; 22 cmSubject(s):

Ejidos

DDC classification:

LAS 972.4 WIL

Summary: In 1936, the Laguna region of north central Mexico was the scene of one of the most ambitious experiments in land reform ever undertaken in Latin America. For the first time since the Mexican Revolution, land was collectivized rather than distributed to individuals, so that heavy machinery and extensive capitalization could be used to produce cotton and wheat more efficiently. The communities affected were called collective ejidos. This study describe the effects of sudden economic change on the organization of the community - political structure, family life, religion, education, and leisure. This experience is strikingly relevant to the question of land reform in underdeveloped areas thoughout the world.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	LAS 972.4 WIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		011246

In 1936, the Laguna region of north central Mexico was the scene of one of the most ambitious experiments in land reform ever undertaken in Latin America. For the first time since the Mexican Revolution, land was collectivized rather than distributed to individuals, so that heavy machinery and extensive capitalization could be used to produce cotton and wheat more efficiently. The communities affected were called collective ejidos. This study describe the effects of sudden economic change on the organization of the community - political structure, family life, religion, education, and leisure. This experience is strikingly relevant to the question of land reform in underdeveloped areas thoughout the world.

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