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Ploughing Tilling Fighting: A History of PeasantsAgainst the Rest of the World (4/4)

56 min

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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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