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This article explores the concept of "Corollary of Historic Lumpiness," which posits that significant cultural change often occurs abruptly due to major events such as wars, economic depressions, and technological innovations. After such sudden shifts, landscapes typically undergo drastic transformations. However, remnants of the "pre-leap" landscape remain, raising questions about their relevance and history. Examples from regions such as East Feliciana Parish in Louisiana, Oaxaca in Mexico, and cities like Guatemala City and Panama City illustrate these dynamic changes and the cultural implications behind them.
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“COROLLARY OF HISTORIC LUMPINESS Most major cultural change does not occur gradually, but instead in great sudden historic leaps, commonly provoked by such great events as wars, depressions, and major inventions. After these leaps, landscape is likely to look very different than it did before. Inevitably, however, a lot of “pre-leap” landscape will be left lying around, even though its reason for being has disappeared” (Lewis 1979: 23)
