Hunters, Gatherers, and Practitioners of Powerlessness

An Ethnography of the Degraded in Postsocialist Poland

Autori

• Tomasz Rakowski

Parametri

• 340 pagine
• 12 ore di lettura

• Libri di testo
• Libri di testo universitari
• Scienze sociali

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The book provides a vivid portrayal of life in Poland following the socio-economic upheavals of the 1990s, focusing on the struggles of unemployed miners, scrap collectors, and impoverished villagers. It challenges prevalent narratives of passivity and helplessness, illustrating how individuals actively adapt and reconfigure their lives in the face of adversity. Through their resourcefulness and innovative survival strategies, these communities demonstrate remarkable hunting-and-gathering skills, revealing a resilience that contradicts common perceptions of their circumstances.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2016

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