Undoing the RevolutionUndoing the Revolution looks at the way rural underclasses ally with out of power elites to overthrow their governmentsonly to be shut out of power when the new regime assumes control. Vasabjit Banerjee first examines why peasants need to ally with dissenting elites in order to rebel. He then shows how conflict resolution and subsequent bargains to form new state institutions re empower allied elites and re marginalize peasants. Banerjee evaluates