Chapter twelve: Roads, roads, and still More Roads provides the turning point for the narrative of the book. Weber demonstrates this narrative in Book one where it is established that rural societies outside of central urban areas are essentially isolated, but also self-sufficient. This emphasis that change does not happen in these areas because the peasants persistent in old traditions. The sources that Weber uses help establish the gap between urban and rural France. In this chapter, the sources used are largely those of outsiders looking at peasant culture. Weber understands the bias of these sources and establishes a balance between viewpoints. This balance emphasises the separation between both views of events. On one side, there are