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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “But then came the water-motors, steam, the development of machinery, and they broke the link which formerly connected…”

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But then came the water-motors, steam, the development of machinery, and they broke the link which formerly connected the farm with the workshop.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin discusses how technological advancements disrupted the traditional connection between farming and workshops.

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