Title Peasants and protest : agricultural workers, politics, and unions in the Aude, 1850-1914 / Laura Levine Frader

Published Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1991

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 260 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps Contents Peasants, Workers, and the Agricultural Revolution in the Aude -- Protourbanization of the Countryside, Culture, and Politics in the Golden Age of the Vine -- Economic Crisis and Class Formation -- Gender, Work, and the Household Economy of Vineyard Workers -- Radicals and Socialists in the Vineyards -- Revolutionary Syndicalism and Direct Action -- Workers, Socialists, and the Winegrowers' Revolt of 1907 -- Conclusion: Capitalism, Socialism, and Syndicalism in the French Countryside Summary In the first decade of the twentieth century, the sleepy vineyard towns of the Aude department of southern France exploded with strikes and protests. Agricultural workers joined labor unions, the Socialist party established a base among peasant vinegrowers, and the largest peasant uprising of twentieth-century France, the great vinegrowers' revolt of 1907, shook the entire south with massive demonstrations. In this study, Laura Levine Frader explains how left- Analysis 19th century 20th century france agricultural workers aude region capitalism class formation economic transformation labor militancy labor protests labor radicalism labor relations labor strikes labor unions left wing politics massive demonstrations middle class peasant uprisings peasants political history rural proletariat rural society sleepy vineyard towns social change social history social issues social structure socialist party southern france vinegrowers Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-251) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Peasants -- France -- Aude (Department) -- History Vineyard laborers -- France -- Aude (Department) -- History Agricultural laborers -- Labor unions -- Political activity -- France -- Aude (Department) -- History Socialism -- France -- Aude (Department) BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations. HISTORY / Europe / General Agricultural laborers -- Labor unions -- Political activity Peasants Socialism Vineyard laborers Protestbewegingen. Wijnbouwers. Landarbeiders. France -- Aude (Department) Aude. Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780520909724 0520909720 0520068092 9780520068094 0585081506 9780585081502

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