LIFE STRATEGIES OF PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN SLOVAKIA DURING 20th AND 21th CENTURY (CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CONTEXT)

• Authors: Slavkovsky P.
• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

The influence of the political decisions on the development of agriculture and therefore on people engaging in primary agricultural production becomes more intensive with the development of civilisation. The state (its power and political elite) tends to unify social space and to control the functioning of its areas. This tendency culminated in Slovakia during the second half of 20th century in time of collectivization and decollectivization of agriculture. During the second half of 20th century there were two considerable discontinuities: first, collectivization of agriculture in 50s, and second, decollectivization in 90s. Both were politically controlled processes, and therefore their effect had been essential for the way of life and life strategies of people engaging in agricultural production. The author tries to understand these processes and their social and cultural context and to delineate possible development of agriculture as well as of people engaging in it.

Keywords

EN

AGRICULTURE; COLLECTIVIZATION; DECOLLECTIVIZATION; PEASANT FAMILY; POLITICAL DETERMINATION; WAY OF LIFE

Discipline

• ETHNOLOGY: ETHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Ethnology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Slovenský národopis (Slovak Ethnology)
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 53
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 119-133
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Slavkovsky P.

• P. Slavkovsky, Ústav etnológie SAV, Klemensova 19, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

06SKAAAA01102531