Re: Re: Re: Re: Sowing Dragons (fwd)

[Michael Perelman]

Does this mean that peasant societies were inefficient or that a large portion
of the output was siphoned all by landlords and userers?

Dennis R Redmond wrote:

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> But didn't this have to do with limited food sources and chronic disease
> and malnutrition? Peasant societies couldn't sustain year-round work
> efforts simply because most folks were hungry most of the time (no
> refrigeration, few reserves, salt was a luxury, etc.), right?
>
> -- Dennis

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