Elementary Aspects of Peasant Insurgency in Colonial India

“A classic in subaltern studies as well as in postcolonial studies.” - José Rabasa, University of California, Berkeley

“A remarkable achievement.” - Patricia Seed, Rice University

“Full of sparkling ideas and written in vivid and compelling prose.” - Arjun Appadurai, University of Chicago

“Guha’s contributions to historiography are fundamental to colonial and postcolonial studies. By directing our focus to the question of consciousness or self-awareness in the making of peasant rebellions in colonial India, he corrects and redirects the writing of history.” - Sara Castro-Klarén, Johns Hopkins University

“The most significant—and potentially the most influential—work of social theory since Michel Foucault’s Dicipline and Punish.” - John Beverley, University of Pittsburgh

“Very unusual and original. Guha presents a new set of conceptual categories to understand the peasant situation in the postcolonial era. His work has transcended the local boundaries of India and has inspired the foundation of similar research projects in the Latin American field such as the Latin American Subaltern Studies Group.” - Ileana Rodriguez, Ohio State University

“Written in a concise, easy-to-read style and offering a wealth of examples to illustrate each point, Elementary Aspects of Peasant Insurgency in Colonial India is the kind of book that our students desperately crave.” - Marcia Stephenson, Purdue University