"Study of emerging rural labor politics in the sugar zone of Pernambuco under military rule shows how popular movements contribute to both democratization and social change. Work is well-researched, sensitive to theory and history, and emphasizes ongoing changes in economic structure"--Handbook...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1 Social Reform and Adaptation -- CHAPTER 2 Midwestern Farmworkers -- CHAPTER 3 The FLOC Movement -- CHAPTER 4 The Internal Potentials of the FLOC Movement -- CHAPTER 5 The Social Environment of the FLOC Movement -- CHAPTER 6 FLOC and...

The paper's background is a revival of the historically dominant narrative on the large-scale and plantation farming (LSF and PF) in Africa, in reaction to the contemporary phenomenon of 'land grabbing'. The historical antecedents of this narrative are examined and its central contentions - that...

Africa’s agriculture faces varying climate change impacts which mainly worsen production conditions and adversely affect its economies. Adaptations thus need to build the resilience of farming systems. Using “resilient adaptation” as a concept, this study analyses how adaptations at farm...