La brecha rural

What if the countryside weren't the past, but the future? For decades, the end of rural life has been proclaimed as if it were a relic. But *The Rural Divide* dismantles this notion with precision and depth. Luis del Romero Renau proposes an illuminating journey through the historical, cultural, and political fractures that have marginalized the rural world and transformed it into a stage for disaffection, disenchantment… but also for resistance and hope. This rigorous and passionate essay analyzes how liberal democracies have forgotten—or never understood—rural life, and how this fracture fuels the rise of populism and political radicalization. Faced with this diagnosis, the author puts forward a luminous proposal: the construction of a new, dissenting, joyful, autonomous, and profoundly democratic rurality. An essential book for understanding the roots of our present and envisioning alternatives in a world in crisis.