Book

European Moslems: economy and ethnicity in western Bosnia

Academic Press • New York • Published In 1975 • Pages: xi, 241

By: Lockwood, William G..

Abstract

The importance of studying the articulation of the different parts of a complex society rather than concentrating on each part separately has long been recognized by anthropologists as a significant step in the overall understanding of that society. In this work Lockwood examines one institution -- the periodic market -- which serves to interrelate different communities within a society. This document focuses simultaneously on the market town of Bugojno and the village of Planinica, both located in the Skoplje Polje region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The study begins with a general geographic survey of the Skoplje Polje region, then turns to the SELO or village of Planinica describing in turn its social organization, economy, and ethnic boundary maintenance, all of which relate directly to the author's main topics of the periodic market and extra village social relations. This is followed by a detailed study of the CARSIJA or market center of Bugojno, in which the history, formal structure, participants, exchange procedures, etc. are all discussed. The final section of this book examines the marketplace as an integrative mechanism in Bosnian Muslim society.

HRAF PubDate

1997

Region

Europe

Sub Region

Southeastern Europe

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle ; 1996

Field Date

1959 (four months), June 1966-March 1968, 1971, 1973, 1974

Coverage Date

1960s-1970s

Coverage Place

Skoplje Polje region, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Notes

William G. Lockwood

Originally presented as the author's thesis, University of California, Berkeley

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-234) and index

LCCN

74027785

LCSH

Bosnians/Muslims