Historians reach for words like “revolution” and “world-historical” in describing big historical changes. Would you consider the movement from farms to cities, from colonial times to today, to be revolutionary? Why or why not?

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Historians reach for words like “revolution” and “world-historical” in describing big historical changes. Would you consider the movement from farms to cities, from colonial times to today, to be revolutionary? Why or why not?

for U.S. History

Asked by mekaylah r #1168409 on 9/7/2021 6:02 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 9/7/2021 6:15 PM

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Answered by Aslan on 9/7/2021 6:15 PM

I'm not a historian but I don't think revolutionary quite fits the definition for this. The migration to cites is part of a demographic pattern but I'm not sure I would call it revolutionary.

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