Michel Foucault

Penal law was not created by the common people, nor by the peasantry, nor by the proletariat, but entirely by the bourgeoisie as an important tactical weapon in this system of divisions which they wished to introduce.

French Historian

Vivek Agnihotri

The Chinese countryside has become a slave labour camp and dumping ground for every imaginable pollutant. The rural peasantry is being sucked dry by corrupt government tax collectors.

Indian Director

Robert Eggers

Certainly in Catholic countries, the peasantry have always found ways to integrate pagan things in a way that makes it a little bit easier just to be a human being.

American Director

James A. Garfield

There can be no permanent disfranchised peasantry in the United States.

American President

Understand 'peasantry' in historical settings, like stories or discussions about past societies.

Historical Context

'Peasantry' refers to a social class, often considered lower in hierarchy, especially in historical contexts.

Socioeconomic Significance

The term often implies a simple, agricultural lifestyle, contrasting with urban sophistications.

Rural Lifestyle

Modern use as an insult is offensive and should be avoided in respectful communication.

Be Respectful

This definition has a negative connotation, implying lack of education or refinement.

Negative Connotation

Used in modern times, this term can denote elitism or cultural snobbery.

Modern Usage

This usage is specific to discussions of feudal systems where land ownership and serfdom were prevalent.

Feudal Context

In academic contexts, it's a term of analysis for class structures in history.

Historical Studies

Refers to the imbalance of power between peasants and nobility in feudal times.

Power Dynamics

 So, actually, he tried making it compulsory. The Prussian peasantry said, "We can't even get the dogs to eat these damn things. They are absolutely disgusting and they're good for nothing." There are even records of people being executed for refusing to grow potatoes. So he tried plan B.

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 synagogue learning Scripture drinking deeply from the wells of Scripture experiencing firsthand the social and economic oppression of the Palestinian Jewish peasantry of his time of which he was apart and envisioning a day as he would later say of a kingdom of God

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 But far from stabilizing the monarchy’s authority, Rasputin’s death enraged the peasantry. Just as Rasputin prophesied, his murder was swiftly followed by that of the royal family. Whether the downfall of the Russian monarchy