Book

A Slovenian village: Žerovnica

Brown University Press • Providence, R.I. • Published In 1971 • Pages:

By: Winner, Irene..

Abstract

This book examines the impact of modernization on the social structure of a peasant village in the Cerknica basin of Slovenia. Winner attributes the relative stability of village social life and organization since 1848 to two counteracting practices: primogenture and village endogamy. Even when villagers emigrated, many eventually returned to establish their own homesteads. In the post-World War II period, industrialization provided local employment for landless progeny. Work in factories and local government also provided new avenues for social mobility, forming the basis of a new elite. Although short on labor, peasant-farmers were reluctant to sell land which they see as a form of long-term security. Since the failure of collectivization and subsequent reforms (1953), the state has largely ignored small-holders, denying them political representation and with it the means to transform and improve their way of life.

HRAF PubDate

1997

Region

Europe

Sub Region

Southeastern Europe

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Ian Skoggard ; 1996

Field Date

5-9/1964, 5-8/1965, Summer 1969

Coverage Date

1948-1969

Coverage Place

Zerovnica, Slovenia

Notes

Irene Winner

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-260)

LCCN

77127367

LCSH

Slovenes