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Ploughing Tilling Fighting: A History of Peasants
Against the Rest of the World (4/4)56 min
Available until 22/06/2026
The turbulent history of the people that work the land, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day. Final episode: In the 19th century, the industrial revolution turned the peasant world upside down. The old village communities were dispersed and the agrarian population plummeted with the rural exodus.
Director
Stan Neumann
Country
France
Year
2021
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