A political or social movement that champions the rights and interests of farmers and advocates for agricultural-based society and land reform.
From Latin 'agrarius' (relating to fields or agriculture), combined with the ideology suffix '-ism.' The movement emerged in 19th-century politics as a reaction to industrialization.
Agrarianism shaped America's founding—Jefferson believed a nation of small farmers would stay virtuous—but here's the irony: technology made farming so efficient that agrarian populations kept shrinking, exactly opposite to the movement's vision.
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