Contents: Introductory -- 1. Conditions of agricultural production -- 2. The political scene -- 3. The end of feudalism -- 4. Peasant associations -- 5. Redistribution of family holdings -- 6. Oxen -- 7. Communal farming -- 8. The Henna co-operative -- 9. Cidami -- 10. Peasant associations and economic growth -- 11. The peasants and the state