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CAMPONES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-09-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Farm Management and Policy
- Agricultural Economics
- Anthropology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- peasant
1, record 1, English, peasant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- peasant farmer 2, record 1, English, peasant%20farmer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Peasants are usually seen as forming part of a structured society, within which they fall between the aristocracy or great landowners, on the one hand, and the landless, on the other ... With regard to the land which they till the legal status of peasants may be that of proprietors, tenants, or crop sharers. 3, record 1, English, - peasant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The peasant, conceptualized as an ideal type, is locally bound to his subsistence economy, whereas the farmer is ideally conceptualized as a producer for commercial agriculture and the larger world. 2, record 1, English, - peasant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "peasant" has a pejorative connotation among certain national groups but is used extensively in the literature, especially by anthropologists, without any deprecatory meaning. 4, record 1, English, - peasant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion et politique agricole
- Économie agricole
- Anthropologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- paysan
1, record 1, French, paysan
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Celui, celle qui vit à la campagne, qui en est originaire et qui tire ses moyens d'existence de l'agriculture et de l'élevage. Les paysans forment une classe sociale dont la composition a beaucoup varié au cours de l'histoire. On réserve en général le nom de paysan à ceux qui exploitent eux-mêmes de petites et moyennes propriétés pour leur compte ou pour celui d'autrui [...] 2, record 1, French, - paysan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Paysan a eu dans le passé une nuance vaguement péjorative [...] La vigoureuse évolution politique et sociale de cette classe a fait disparaître cette nuance, mais certains des intéressés ne veulent plus être appelés des paysans mais des agriculteurs. 3, record 1, French, - paysan
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión y política agrícola
- Economía agrícola
- Antropología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- campesino
1, record 1, Spanish, campesino
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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