1.   But for his weakness and vacillation, peasant unrest and working-class militancy could have been kept in check by efficient and unwavering repression.

2.   In addition, peasant unrest in areas where there was significant private landholding had reached serious proportions by May.

3.   The explanations which they offer for continuing peasant unrest, however, run counter to important aspects of the Soviet explanation.

4.   They reacted, in particular, to the upsurge in proletarian and, from the turn of the century, peasant unrest.

5.   The precise part played by peasant unrest in the genesis and character of the reform has long been hotly disputed.

6.   But the uprising rattled modern Mexico, inspiring peasant unrest elsewhere and bringing new lip service from government officials nervous about a spreading insurgency.