Contesting Agriculture
Cooperativism and Privatization in the New Eastern Germany
By Hans C. Buechler, Judith-Maria Buechler | Publisher: State University of New York Press
About the book
This analysis of the privatization of agriculture in eastern Germany captures the turbulent times after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the subsequent reunification of the two Germanies. Based in large part on oral histories provided by cooperative managers, newly independent family farmers, and westerners who established farms in the east, the authors examine the competitive struggle involved in the transformation from communism to capitalism. Linking the personal to the local, regional, national, and global, they develop a theory of the construction of identities out of past experiences and new challenges, in order to account for the ambiguities and contradictions inherent in the core relations and ideas that constitute the new Germany.
Editions of Contesting Agriculture
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780791452813
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780791452820
- PDF
- ISBN 9780791489093
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This analysis of the privatization of agriculture in eastern Germany captures the turbulent times after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the subsequent reunification of the two Germanies. Based in large part on oral histories provided by cooperative managers, newly independent family farmers, and westerners who established farms in the east, the authors examine the competitive struggle involved in the transformation from communism to capitalism. Linking the personal to the local, regional, national, and global, they develop a theory of the construction of identities out of past experiences and new challenges, in order to account for the ambiguities and contradictions inherent in the core relations and ideas that constitute the new Germany.
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This analysis of the privatization of agriculture in eastern Germany captures the turbulent times after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the subsequent reunification of the two Germanies. Based in large part on oral histories provided by cooperative managers, newly independent family farmers, and westerners who established farms in the east, the authors examine the competitive struggle involved in the transformation from communism to capitalism. Linking the personal to the local, regional, national, and global, they develop a theory of the construction of identities out of past experiences and new challenges, in order to account for the ambiguities and contradictions inherent in the core relations and ideas that constitute the new Germany.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Contesting Agriculture?
Society and Social Sciences > Sociology and anthropology > Anthropology
Where can I read a sample of Contesting Agriculture?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780791452813
How long is Contesting Agriculture and how many pages does it have?
Contesting Agriculture has 386 page(s)
Is Contesting Agriculture part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series SUNY series in the Anthropology of Work
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Contesting Agriculture?
Hans C. Buechler, Judith-Maria Buechler
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Contesting Agriculture is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791452813) and paperback(ISBN 9780791452820) and pdf(ISBN 9780791489093)
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