Who Owns the Past?: The Politics of Time in a 'Model' Bulgarian Village Contributor(s): Kaneff, Deema (Author) |
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ISBN: 1845452984 ISBN-13: 9781845452988 Publisher: Berghahn Books OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Sociology - General |
Dewey: 398.094 |
Series: New Directions in Anthropology |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.71 lbs) 240 pages |
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Publisher Description: In the decades since the collapse of socialism in eastern Europe, time has been a central resource under negotiation. Focusing on a local community that was considered a model in the socialist period, the author explores a variety of state-sponsored and unofficial pasts - history, folklore, and tradition - and shows how they fit together in everyday life. During the socialist period, the past was a central dimension of local politics and village identity. Post-socialist development has demanded a revaluation of temporality - as well as public and private space. This has led to fundamental changes in social life and political relations, reduced local resources, threatened village identity and transformed political activity through the emergence of new political elites. While the full implications of this process are still being played out, this study underlines some of the fundamental processes prevalent across eastern Europe that help explain widespread ambiguity vis-B-vis post-socialist reform. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kaneff, Deema: - Deema Kaneff is reader in Social Anthropology at the Centre for Russian, European and Eurasian Studies at the University of Birmighnam. |