The Repeasantization of an Uzbek Kolkhoz: An Ethnographic Account of Postsocialism

By comparing modern historical vicissitudes, the ways in which socio-cultural life (including demographic features, holidays and life-cycle celebrations) has altered from a decade ago, and the decline of key food resources over the same period, the author provides readers with a number of comparisons as well as instances of repeasantization at the local level. Important parallels and contrasts are drawn between Uzbekistan and other socialist/postsocialist settings, such as China, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania. Repeasantization is a process whereby the focus of economic activity in villages becomes further centered on households and the pooling of family resources drawn from working the land and engaging in non-productive and non-professional types of work. The work comprises six chapters with an introduction and conclusion.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Anthropology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Zanca, Russell G.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Saul, Mahir

• Economics, Agricultural

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9945040

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/85324