The Dispossession of the Peasantry (ص 276)

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The Dispossession of the Peasantry (ص 276)

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among different areas. The most fertile areas were concentrated along the coast,
inland plains, and the Jordan Valley. The hill areas had relatively good amounts of
rain, but their most fertile land was limited to the small valleys sandwiched
between the hills. The type of soil, whether sandy, heavy, or clayish, determined
the most suitable crop that, in turn, determined the possible return from its
cultivation and whether, notwithstanding other resources, provided more than
subsistence.
Finally, there were the means of consumption other than cereals. These
derived from the raising of livestock, poultry, fruit trees, and vegetables. All
peasants had all or some combination of these as part of their way of life. In
addition to cereals, the extent of possession of these other resources determined not
only the consumption level of a family but more importantly, in the case of
surplus, what could be sold in the market, providing an additional source of
income. Information is available only for the distribution of ownership for
livestock. For sheep and goats, again from the villages in Nablus and Tulkarm
subdistricts, the data show that the average number of ownership per household
ranged from 1.0 to 21.9 in the first and 0.4 to 6.7 in the second subdistrict. For
cattle, the corresponding numbers were 0.4 to 4.4 and 0.1 to 9.9. Again, this was
indicative of the differential ownership within villages.’
Patnaik’s central criterion, however, is what she terms the “labour-
exploitation [sic] criterion.” She states it as follows:
Kamen, 170.
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