Peasant Uprisings in Seventeenth-Century France Russia and China

<p>This book first published in 1971 is a close analysis of some of the typical peasant uprisings of the seventeenth century. The goal of the movements in France and China was a return to an older and more traditional society rather than a profound transformation of the social structure. In Russia however the peasants attempted to overturn the rigid order of a two-class structure and replace it with a more democratic society.</p>