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Reluctant Socialists, Rural Entrepreneurs: Class, Culture, And The Polish State - Softcover

Nagengast, Carole

 
9780367301057: Reluctant Socialists, Rural Entrepreneurs: Class, Culture, And The Polish State
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0367301059 ISBN 13: 9780367301057
Publisher: Routledge, 2021

Synopsis

Predominantly a rural nation, Poland is most often depicted with urban scenes: steelworkers, trade unions, Communist party members, and Solidarity meetings. In contrast to this industrial vision, Reluctant Socialists, Rural Entrepreneurs views historical and recent changes and their agrarian consequences. During her many years in the Polish countryside, Dr. Nagengast has observed,studied, and worked side by side with farmers and other members of the agrarian class. Here she provides a first-hand perspective on the monumental failures of the Polish version of socialism, which were largely due to decisions that led the nation-state down a distinctly capitalist path to agrarian development. On the basis of her extensive research, Nagengast makes chilling forecasts about the impact of the accelerating development of capitalism on the culture, politics, and economy of Poland.This book will be useful to anthropologists, sociologists, and scholars interested in Eastern European and socialist studies.

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Carole Nagengast

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0367301059
ISBN 13 
9780367301057
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
256