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Who owns the past? : the politics of time in a 'model' Bulgarian village / Deema Kaneff.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kaneff, Deema, 1962- author.
- Series:
- New directions in anthropology ; v. 21.
- New directions in anthropology ; volume 21
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folklore--Bulgaria--Talpa.
- Folklore.
- Folklore and nationalism--Bulgaria--Talpa.
- Folklore and nationalism.
- Folklore--Political aspects--Bulgaria.
- Communism and culture--Bulgaria--Talpa.
- Communism and culture.
- Talpa (Bulgaria)--Social life and customs.
- Talpa (Bulgaria).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (236 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2004.
- Summary:
- 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 fundame
- Contents:
- Series Page; Title Page; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION: POLITICS AND THE PAST; CHAPTER 2: A 'MODEL VILLAGE'; HISTORY: A Brief Introduction to Chapters 3 and 4; CHAPTER 3: SOCIALIST HISTORY, POLITICS AND MORALITY; CHAPTER 4: CONTESTING HISTORY; TRADITION: A Brief Introduction to Chapters 5 and 6; CHAPTER 5: THE CHARACTER OF TRADITIONS; CHAPTER 6: TRADITION AND HISTORY: CONTRASTING CONSTRUCTIONS OF THE PAST; FOLKLORE: A Brief Introduction to Chapters 7 and 8; CHAPTER 7: DEFINING FOLKLORE; CHAPTER 8: FOLKLORE IN A NEW BULGARIAN VILLAGE; CONCLUSION: A NEW MODEL FOR THE VILLAGE
- APPENDIX 1: 9 SEPTEMBER 1987APPENDIX 2: EULOGY; REFERENCES; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781845452988
- 1845452984
- 9781782386629
- 1782386629
- OCLC:
- 881510021
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