Peasant

were those affiliated with the Church (Lords, Clergy, The Pope) and those who were not working in the Church (Common Men/Peasants). This lead to many people who did not work in or with the church to be treated harsh and unfair. Throughout fifteenth century Germany, the church created the social hierarchy for Germany; with the church on the top while the common men, or peasants, at the bottom.…

are often intertwined very deeply. At the tail end of the colonial era of India, as the Communist Party was gaining a footing and creating a cultural movement, the Communists used music as a way of spreading their politics and reaching out to the peasant folk. This was a very troubling, uncertain period for the people of India, with wars, famine, riots, and the eventual independence and partitioning of the region. In this difficult period, the Communist Party arrived, seemingly reaching down,…

Requisitioning was the main cause of problems for the Russian peasantry, as the peasants had no motive to produce any excess grain as it would be confiscated by the state, therefore the Bolsheviks had overestimated peasant food stocks. This meant they blamed a minority of richer peasants, the kulaks, for keeping the food to intentionally raise its price. Between April and June of 1918, the Bolsheviks switched from banning private food…

In fact, public officials called mandarins rely on this corruption all of the time, and their minimal salaries only enhance corruption in society. The current administration under President Xi knows corruption is a problem and is tapping into the peasants anger in order to further his agenda to legitimize the…

known as the Black Death, took the lives of 25 million people. However, out of the death and decay, came new ideas that served the British society for the better. Before the plague, the British social structure consisted of peasants, royalty, and knights and lords. The peasants had no possible way of making it up to the higher class and the middle class did not exist. Twenty-five million people…

hard to obtain, while peasants wore rough linens. In the early Middle Ages noblemen wore tunics made from wool, with a belt at the waist. The sleeves as well as the hem, would be embroidered. Over the tunic they would wear a wool cloak that was fastened with a brooch. The peasants’ tunics were basic with no decor. The tunics were short and made from wool, there was a belt at the waist. Under the tunics they wore wool trousers, boots, and a small hat was worn as well. Peasants had to wear small…

support than solely the corrupt nature that was the church. The people of Germany had many reasons to support Luther’s ideals, however a strong division between the poor and the rich ensued. The Princes called merely for the reform of the church. The Peasants viewed Luther as a hopeful step towards social reform. A large division amongst the German Clergy itself pushed certain members of the Church to follow Luther’s call…

abandoned the peasants for the nobility to save himself? Where he declared war on Russia? Where he lied to the peasants about the promised reforms and economic stability? Jund had to go back to the very beginning, when he had King Frederick William at his knees. 5 years earlier (1848) Lund was able to besiege Berlin from the inside out with ease. How easy, Lund thought? He remembered: The Trap. What happened in The Trap? Two thousand peasants gave their lives so that eighteen thousand peasants…

church and they would devote their time to building new civilizations. First, the Catholic Church was the only church in Europe. It obtained it's wealth by putting the fear over the Peasants so they would work for free on the Church land. The Church had total control over them. There were two groups of peasants, freemen and serfs. Freemen paid the noble for the rights to farm the land. They worked…

that the accusations have some basis in reality. However, this alcohol-fueled satire is not employed purely for the sake of humor: in addition to entertainment, Synge utilizes satire as a tool to exaggerate and deconstruct the stereotypes imposed on peasant class during this time. In this exchange, the interlocutors’ comical indecency both in subject matter and tone completely unravels the gendered perception of 20th century Irish women as domestic, dignified, and gentle Catholic conservatives. …