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Routledge
This book offers a wide-ranging, comparative study of peasant uprisings and wars in feudal societies, with a focus on China and Western and Eastern Europe from antiquity to the early modern period.
Organized around five core themes — background, causes, course, programs, and historical role — the book asks why peasants rebelled, how they organized themselves, what political aims they pursued... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Background of Peasant Wars 3. The Causes of Peasant Wars 4. The Course of Peasant Wars 5. The Programs of Peasant Wars 6. The Historical Role of Peasant Wars
Biography
Ma Keyao (b. 1932) is Senior Professor of History at Peking University and served as Chair of the Department of History (1986–1992). His research focuses on comparative studies of feudal societies across Eurasia, particularly in Western Europe, China, and Eastern Europe.
