135 The Great Plot Twist

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of 1800s land reforms on Scandinavian agriculture and society.

For as long as anyone could remember, Scandinavian peasants had lived and farmed together in tightly knit village communities. But in the 1800s, sweeping land reforms not only revolutionized agriculture, but reshaped Scandinavian society completely.

People in this episode

Host: Mikael Shainkman

Topics covered

• land reforms
• agriculture
• Scandinavian society
• village communities
• 19th century history

Keywords

• Scandinavian history
• land reforms
• agriculture
• village communities
• 19th century

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Places: Scandinavian

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