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This reminds me of John Berger's work describing the modern world invading the life of peasants in France, such as Pig Earth, reviewed here: https://www.nytime
by pcrh 3y ago
This reminds me of John Berger's work describing the modern world invading the life of peasants in France, such as Pig Earth, reviewed here:
https://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/05/books/love-among-the-peasantry.html https://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/05/books/love-among-the-peas...
- HillRat 3y agoLikewise, a classic, compelling nonfiction history of the transformation of European peasantry into rural citizenry is Weber's "Peasants into Frenchmen: The Modernization of Rural France, 1870-1914" (Stanford University Press, 1976)
- slyall 3y agoThis sounds similar to "The Discovery of France" by Graham Robb. Recommend