IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

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Socialist Challenge No. 204, 2 July 1981 · p. 11 of the scan · 218 words

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page 11 of the scan

The Peasants' Revolt, according to one account, was caused 'because of the ease and riches that the common people were of Despite the obvious slander there is an element of truth in this. Although the immediate causes oi the revolt was taxa tion and an unpopular war, would be wrong to regard the Peasants' Revolt as an act of desperation.

Generally speaking, the peasants and those just above them on the social scale had a relatively the couple of decades preceding the revolt. The attempts of the gains were the underlying cause of the rising Feudal The suppression which followed the 'June days' did advancement by the 'rustics' Despite defeat isolated outbreaks continued. More importantly the whole feudal system began to evolve away from the old strict two class boundaries of lord and It is significant that the revolt took place in those areas where the feudal economy was must mausinalisca, wnere lo first hints of capitalism had begun to appear.

Some of those who part in the rising were identified be termed early agrarian capitalism, which was already economic system becoming working LIUC land than old, strictly feudal ways.

The Peasants' Revolt helped to speed up this process In the decades which followed serfdom although it was never formally abolished steadily eroded and gradually disappeared.

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