Peasants under siege : the collectivization of Romanian agriculture, 1949-1962 /

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In 1949, Romania's fledgling communist regime unleashed a radical and brutal campaign to collectivize agriculture in this largely agrarian country, following the Soviet model. Peasants under Siege provides the first comprehensive look at the far-reaching social engineering process that ensued....

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Kligman, Gail (Author), Verdery, Katherine, 1948- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Collectivization of agriculture > Romania > History > 20th century.
Agriculture and state > Romania > History > 20th century.
Collectivisation de l'agriculture > Roumanie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Politique agricole > Roumanie > Histoire > 20e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > History & Theory.
Agriculture and state
Collectivization of agriculture
Politics and government
Romania > Politics and government > 1944-1989.
Roumanie > Politique et gouvernement > 1944-1989.
Romania
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Laying the groundwork
  • The Soviet blueprint
  • The village community and the politics of collectivization, 1945-62
  • Creating party cadres
  • Pedagogies of power : technologies of rural transformation
  • Pedagogies of knowledge production and contestation
  • Pedagogies of persuasion
  • Fomenting class war
  • Outcomes
  • The collectives are formed
  • The restratification and bureaucratization of rural life
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix I. Project and participants
  • Appendix II. Methodology
  • Appendix III. List of interviewers and respondents.

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