Redistribute the Rep
13th July 2014, 05:44
How would one explain a peasant revolt from a materialist perspective? It is my understanding that peasants are not considered to be a revolutionary class as they have not gained class consciousness. But do the peasant revolts not reflect a form of class consciousness? Also, did these revolts play a significant role in the destruction of feudalism or was that more the bourgeoise gaining power and seizing feudal lands?