Peasants by Maryam Aslany review – why an ancient way of life may hold the key to our future

<p>Modernity means cities – or so we’re told. This bold new study of those who make their living from the land argues otherwise</p><p>The word “peasant” has a negative edge: it has come to mean someone ignorant, unsophisticated, lowborn. Such an attitude, writes Maraym Aslany in th