Challenges notions about the incompatibility of small-scale peasant production and capitalist markets, demonstrating that from the late 1800s through the early 20th century peasant-controlled tobacco agriculture in the Cibao region of the country was a mainstay of the export economy. Draws on archival research and anthropological fieldwork in exploration of factors such as the family organization of tobacco production and the importance of patron-client relations. Contains bandw photos, a glossary, and an essay on sources. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR