The Return of the Peasant: Land Reform in Post-Communist Romania

ISBN-13: 9781138734258 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 238 str.

CARTWRIGHT

Opis

This title was first published in 2001. The aim of the book is to provide an historical and a bottom up account on the land question following the fall of communist rule. It compares national and local attempts to reform land ownership and agricultural production; in particular, the way in which land law defined the land question and how this was applied in two villages.

Recenzje

'The book is written in a thorough and thought-provoking way, and is a good introduction to land reforms in Romania as it is based on an extensive and carefully selected bibliography...it commendably uncovers less known facts of Romanian rural life, and gives the peasants' perspective to some very specific cases of land reforms' implementation, roofed by chronologically disciplined presentation of the economic and political background of the last two centuries...I recommend this book without reservation. It is worth reading by both the specialist on land reforms in Central and Eastern European countries (who would be familiar with the historical events, but would take pleasure in the detailed picture offered by the case studies) and the inquisitive reader not acquainted whatsoever with the subject.' European Review of Agricultural Economics '...a thorough examination of the recent reforms as well as outlining the historical antecedents...the book cuts a broad swathe through the history of Romania's modernisation, with a core area of originality and quite careful attention to referencing and Romanian spelling...' Rural History ’...provides a comprehensive overview of land relations and policy in Romania...’ Slavic Reviews

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction; The land question in the formation of modern Romania; Halting the Bolsheviks - land reform and economic development between the wars; Laying the ground - post-war land distribution; Transforming private property - collectivizing techniques 1948-62; Rural developments during the golden age of multilateral socialism: decline and fall; Rewriting history - post-communist land reform; Short rulers and lost vineyards - implementing land reform in Mirsid; Moving boundaries - implementing land reform in Plaiesti; Conclusion - the return of the peasant?; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Cartwright, A.L.