The anthropological field on the margins of Europe, 1945-1991 / Aleksandar Bošković and Chris Hann (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bošković, Aleksandar, editor.

Hann, C. M., 1953- editor.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

Halle studies in the anthropology of Eurasia ; v. 29.

Halle studies in the anthropology of Eurasia ; volume 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anthropology--Balkan Peninsula--History--20th century.

Anthropology.

History.

Balkan Peninsula--Politics and government--1945-1989.

Balkan Peninsula.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

viii, 375 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Zurich : Lit Verlag, [2013]

Summary:

The Anthropological Field on the Margins of Europe, 1945-1991 The social lives of the peoples of the Balkans have long stimulated the imagination of their northern European neighbours, including anthropologists. Yet these peoples and places have anthropological traditions of their own, shaped initially by nationalist movements and later (more superficially) by socialism and other political constraints. This volume explores the anthropological field between Greece and Slovenia when political pressures were strongest, in the era of the Cold War. However, the environments were by no means uniformly repressive. These studies provide indispensable insights for new generations pursuing innovative research agendas in this region in the new century; they also raise deeper issues about the boundaries and substance of the anthropological endeavour. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Nations and Nationalism, Societies and Socialism, Fields and Wars / Chris Hann Hann, Chris 1

2 From 'National' to 'Social Science': Politics, Ideology, and Disciplinary Formation in Greek Anthropology from the 1940s till the 1980s / Evthymios Papataxiarchis Papataxiarchis, Evthymios 31

3 Multiple Encounters; Attempts to Introduce Anthropology in Greece during the 1940s-1960s / Georgios Agelopoulos Agelopoulos, Georgios 65

4 Folklore in Greece (1945-1991): The Political Dimension of its Orientation and Institutionalisation / Vassilis Nitsiakos Nitsiakos, Vassilis 85

5 Folklore Theory and Practice in Greece, 1945-1991: The Contribution of the Hellenic Folklore Research Centre of the Academy of Athens / Vassiliki Chryssanthopoulou Chryssanthopoulou, Vassiliki 97

6 Albanian Ethnography at the Margins of History 1947-1991: Documenting the Nation in Historical Materialist Terms / Armonda Kodra-Hysa Kodra-Hysa, Armonda 129

7 Folkloric Archaism and Cultural Manipulation in Albania under Socialism / Albert Doja Doja, Albert 153

8 The Ethnography of Law in a Dictatorial Situation / Nebi Bardhoshi Bardhoshi, Nebi 175

9 Disciplinary Continuities and Breaches: Contested Issues in Slovenian Ethnology in the Socialist Era / Ingrid Slavec Gradišnik Gradišnik, Ingrid Slavec 191

10 On the Work and Activity of Prof. Stane Juznic: Or, How and When Socio-Cultural and Political Anthropology Were Initiated in Slovenia / Vesna V. Godina Godina, Vesna V. 223

11 In Women's Arms: Croatian Ethnology between 1945 and 1990 / Sanja Potkonjak Potkonjak, Sanja 237

12 Croatian Biological Anthropology in the Socialist Period / Irena Martinovic Klaric Klaric, Irena Martinovic 259

13 Between Folklore, Geography, and Ethno-Nationalism: Ethnology in Macedonia During and After Socialism / Ljupco S. Risteski Risteski, Ljupco S., Rozita Dimova Dimova, Rozita 273

14 'Croquis' of Ethnology in Montenegro / Lidija Vujacic Vujacic, Lidija 293

15 Cataloguing Tradition in a Socialist Republic: Ethnology in Bosnia-Herzegovina 1945-1990 / Larisa Kuriovic Kuriovic, Larisa 305

16 An Anthropological Apprenticeship among Slovenes - From 'Behind God's Back' to the Schengen Frontier / Robert Gary Minnich Minnich, Robert Gary 341

17 Afterword: Words and Things, Ethnologies and Anthropologies / Aleksandar Boškovic Boškovic, Aleksandar 359.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

3643905076

9783643905079

OCLC:

883866525

Publisher Number:

99960164548