Reviews & Interviews
May 2026
Economic History Association Review
Robert Dees, author of A Brief History of England: 4000 BCE-Yesterday and The Malthus Fraud, has published his recent book, The Power of Peasants: Economics & Politics of Farming in Medieval Germany.
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Jan 2026
Podcast interview with Michael Roberts on YouTube: “Robert Dees – The Power of Peasants”
Michael Roberts interviews Robert Dees on his insightful book …
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Dec 2025
Dominic Alexanders Counterfire’s Books of the Year 2025
Counterfire writers recommend their favourites from this year …
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sep 2025
German Interview with author Robert Dees in Bayerisches Landwirtschaftliches Wochenblat
Wenn es Bauern gut ging, blühte ganze Zivilisationen…
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Dec 2025
Michael Roberts’ “Books of the Year 2025”
Every year at this time, I look back at the books that I have reviewed …
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July 2025
Podcast interview with Dr. Kurt Rosentrater on The Cereal Grain Café: “Medieval Farmers in Germany with Dr. Robert Dees”
“When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are …
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Jan-June 2025
Robert Dees, “Rising Rents in Sixteenth-Century Germany: A Case Study of Memmingen,” in Sixteenth Century Journal
The German Peasants’ War of 1525 was the greatest revolt …
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Jan-June 2025
Michael Roberts, “The Rebellious Role of Peasants in European History.” Review of Agrarian Studies
The Power of Peasants: Economics and Politics of Farming in Medieval …
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