Questions tagged [peasants]
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What property relations existed between peasants and those who took from peasants in early Ottoman rule in Anatolia?
What property relations existed between peasants and those who took from peasants in early Ottoman rule (1300-1450) in Anatolia?
How was social surplus extracted from peasants, by who, with what ...
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What was the average day like for a 15th century English peasant or agricultural Labourer?
Because I live in a major urban American city of nearly 500,000 (Colorado Springs), I am finding it difficult to wrap my head around the idea of medieval subsistence agriculture. I am particularly ...
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What were the cultures of peasants in China during the Hundred Schools period (600-221BCE)?
During the Hundred Schools period (600-221 BCE) Chinese cultures changed significantly as ideas were contested amongst the ruling elite.
What do we know of peasant cultures in China during this ...
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Was wool packing a main task for medieval peasants?
In Europe/UK, would a main task for peasants/working classes been to pack wool? And, if so, roughly what dates would this have been please? What did the entire process involve from obtaining the ...
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Were there farms in the early 19th century in England, which only focused on agriculture?
I think back in the day most farms consisted of both agriculture and livestock, but I think, there must have been exceptions.
I'm also especially interested in small-scale family-based farms.
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