The vanishing villager
Three decades of political, economic and ethnic change in Bulgaria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2230192 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gerald W Creed (Hunter College, corresponding author), Gerald Creed |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 497-499 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hau Journal of Ethnographic Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2049-1115 • E-ISSN: 2575-1433 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/731242 |
| OpenAlex | W4402680336 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
One measure of a scholar’s work is how long it continues to be relevant and useful. This article shows how The vanishing hectare and Transylvanian villagers, books written by Katherine Verdery twenty and forty years ago, respectively, help us make sense of contemporary developments in a Bulgarian village. Specifically, the current size and makeup of the population can be understood by examining who has been able to find value in village property, while the shifting political economy has reshaped the ethnic profile of the village
Geography · Architecture, Design, and Social History · Rural development and sustainability
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |