Debt Peonage in Granada, Nicaragua, 1870-1930: Labor in a Noncapitalist Transition
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Author/contributor
- Dore, Elizabeth (Author)
Title
Debt Peonage in Granada, Nicaragua, 1870-1930: Labor in a Noncapitalist Transition
Abstract
Revisits the debt peonage debate, central to understanding Latin American transitions to capitalism, particularly in Diormo, Granada, Nicaragua. Differences between capitalist and noncapitalist societies according to Karl Polanyi and Robert Brenner; Land peasantry in Diriomo; Legislation enacted to compel peasants to work in plantation agriculture.
Publication
Hispanic American Historical Review
Volume
83
Issue
3
Pages
521
Date
August 2003
Journal Abbr
Hispanic American Historical Review
Language
English
ISSN
00182168
Short Title
Debt Peonage in Granada, Nicaragua, 1870-1930
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2017-06-05, 6:40 p.m.
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EBSCOhost
Citation
Dore, Elizabeth. 2003. “Debt Peonage in Granada, Nicaragua, 1870-1930: Labor in a Noncapitalist Transition.” Hispanic American Historical Review 83 (3): 521.
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Publication year
Keywords
- BRENNER, Robert, 1943-
- capitalism
- debates and debating
- history
- labor laws & legislation
- labour laws & legislation
- Nicaragua
- peasants
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