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A History of the European Rural Life - Season 1 Episode 4 Against the Rest of the World / Peasant Masses

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In the 19th century, Europe's farmers were finally free. But the Industrial Revolution and modernization precipitated their decline. Deserting the countryside, they left en masse for the cities. As the rural exodus gathered momentum, conservatives saw peasants as the embodiment of all traditional values. Reputed to be more obedient and hard-working than workers, they were the main cannon fodder of the First World War. Fascism and Nazism took this mystification to the extreme, invoking the eternal peasant as the guardian of soil and blood. But the real peasant is subject to the dictates of the state, technocrats and agronomists. Unaffected by political regimes, the steamroller of industrial agriculture has continued to advance ever since. Yet the peasants are still there, making other voices heard.

First Air Date: Apr 23, 2024

Last Air date: Apr 23, 2024

Season: 1 Season

Episode: 4 Episode

Runtime: 56 minutes

IMDb: 7.00/10 by 1.00 users

Popularity: 0.652

Language: English, French, Irish, Italian, Spanish

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