I have not looked into any sources on what life was like for a feudal peasant. However, I’ve heard that peasants had more holidays and rest. I also believe the life of a peasant was more communal and satisfactory with religion being a central feature. This, to me, is a stark contrast to the life of the modern proletariat in the Global North who often lives for work, is more and more isolated, and maybe gets only a month off work. Yes, we have higher life expectancy now (quantity) but I cant help but think that peasants had a better quality of life. Please educate me on this topic and provide some sources to look at. Thank you! 🙏
Oh to be a white man born in the 1950s. Can you link me any of Hickels work? Sounds interesting.
This is Hickel’s paper in question if I’m not mistaken (taken from a ProleWiki reference): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X22002169!