Remembering Peasants
A Personal History of a Vanished World
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Patrick Joyce
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“I had been waiting for much of my life to read this extraordinary book…there are clues and messages for every fortunate reader who picks it up.” —Annie Proulx
*A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice*
A landmark history of the peasant experience, exploring a now neglected way of life that once encompassed most of humanity, but is rapidly vanishing in our time.
“What the skeleton is to anatomy, the peasant is to history, its essential hidden support.”
For over the past century and a half, and most notably over the last seventy years, the world has become increasingly urban, and the peasant way of life—the dominant way of life for humanity since agriculture began well over 6,000 years ago—is disappearing. In this vital history of peasantry, social historian Patrick Joyce aims to tell the story of this lost world and its people, and how we can commemorate their way of life. In one sense, this is a global history, ambitious in scope, taking us from the urbanization of the early 19th century to the present day. But more specifically, Joyce’s focus is the demise of the European peasantry and of their rites, traditions, and beliefs.
Alongside this he brings in stories of individuals as well as places, including his own family, and looks at how peasants and their ways of life have been memorialized in photographs, literature, and in museums. Joyce explores a people whose voice is vastly underrepresented, and is usually mediated through others, in human history—and now peasants are vanishing in one of the greatest historical transformations of our time.
Written with the skill and authority of a great historian, Remembering Peasants is a “first-class work” (Kirkus Reviews), a richly complex and passionate history written with exquisite care. It is also deeply resonant, as Joyce shines a light on people whose knowledge of the land is being irretrievably lost during our critical time of climate crisis and the rise of industrial agriculture. Enlightening, timely, and vitally important, this book commemorates an extraordinary culture whose impact on history—and the future—remains profoundly relevant.
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Experience a bold take on this classic autobiography as it’s performed by Oscar-nominated Laurence Fishburne. In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American dream and the inherent racism in a society that denies its non-White citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time.
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Do you know how many wives Zeus had? Or how the famous Trojan War was caused by one beautiful lady? Or how Thor got his hammer? Give your imagination a real treat. This Mega Mythology Collection of eight audiobooks is for you....
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- Anonymous User
- 04-01-24
The reality of peasant life vs the romanticism of history
I enjoyed the honesty that Patrick Joyce used in his description of the varied and precarious lives of Europe’s peasants. I particularly enjoyed his description of his father’s family from the west of Ireland. While I don’t have familial links that are as close to Joyce’s in the West, I gained a window into how my Mayo Barrett relatives lived and dealt with the landlord system during the Famine. I also appreciated how he pushed back against the idea of “heritage” as an industry that preserves the past. I enjoy genealogy but I don’t try to pretend that I live anything like my ancestors. Thoroughly enjoyed this scholarly work about an often overlooked topic.
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- Phyllis Hill
- 06-03-24
Respect & remembrance, thoughtfully told
Evoking a vanished world - ubiquitous not that long ago - with care and appreciation, this book fills out history we think we know, but don’t. It is pensive, sometimes melancholy, sometimes critical. I’m grateful for the perspective.
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