Peasants Makers of the Modern World

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Peasants Makers of the Modern World | 37.93 MB

Title: Peasants Makers of the Modern World
Author: Maryam Aslany
Category: Social Science, International, Sociology, Labor, Industries, Business & Finance
Language: English | 352 Pages | ISBN: 9781526654809


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'A fascinating book, and a must-read' THOMAS PIKETTY
'Peasants is not just an extraordinary debut, it is that most precious rarity: an out-and-out masterpiece' WILLIAM DALRYMPLE
'Miraculous ... This is a major work, bound to ruffle feathers and stir debate' DAVID WENGROW
'Totally entrancing, utterly fascinating' ED CONWAY
Four crops, three continents, two billion lives: this is the hidden world that we all depend upon for survival. And it's under threat.

For centuries, peasants stood at the heart of human society: feeding empires, leading revolutions, building modern states. Industrial modernity forced them into the shadows, replaced in our imagination by machines and megafarms. But the elimination of the peasantry is a myth. Today, peasants make up roughly a quarter of humanity. They underpin the global economy, stabilise food systems and protect fragile ecosystems. Peasants hold...