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Rituals Of Transformation, Establishing Time Boundaries For The End Of Socialism: The Case Of Bulgaria, Joel Halpern Apr 1991

Rituals Of Transformation, Establishing Time Boundaries For The End Of Socialism: The Case Of Bulgaria, Joel Halpern

Anthropology Department Faculty Publication Series

How does one era end and another begin? How do people publicly express themselves in a crisis of transition? Improvised drama is one alternative. What follows are some recent personal observations in the form of an essay rather than a research article. The objective of this essay is to give a view of current sociopolitical transformations in Bulgaria. The passage through this period of transition is still incomplete at the time of this writing.


Rituals Of Transformation, Establishing Time Boundaries For The End Of Socialism: The Case Of Bulgaria, Joel Halpern Jan 1991

Rituals Of Transformation, Establishing Time Boundaries For The End Of Socialism: The Case Of Bulgaria, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

How does one era end and another begin? How do people publicly express themselves in a crisis of transition? Improvised drama is one alternative. What follows are some recent personal observations in the form of an essay rather than a research article. The objective of this essay is to give a view of current sociopolitical transformations in Bulgaria. The passage through this period of transition is still incomplete at the time of this writing.


The Zadruga: An Anglo-American View Of Balkan Social Structures, Joel Halpern Jan 1966

The Zadruga: An Anglo-American View Of Balkan Social Structures, Joel Halpern

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This paper concentrates on the South Slav extended family as viewed by observers writing in English, principally British and American. Specifically included are the writings of nineteenth century travelers and, in the twentieth century, the observations of ethnographers, sociologists and anthropologists. These are compared to analyses made by Slavic scholars. Most of the material is from Yugoslavia, and data from Bulgaria is also included.


The Zadruga: An Anglo-American View, Joel Halpern Jan 1966

The Zadruga: An Anglo-American View, Joel Halpern

Anthropology Department Faculty Publication Series

This paper concentrates on the South Slav extended family as viewed by observers writing in English, principally British and American. Specifically included are the writings of nineteenth century travelers and, in the twentieth century, the observations of ethnographers, sociologists and anthropologists. These are compared to analyses made by Slavic scholars. Most of the material is from Yugoslavia, and data from Bulgaria is also included.


The Zadruga: An Anglo-American View Of Balkan Social Structures, Joel Halpern Jan 1966

The Zadruga: An Anglo-American View Of Balkan Social Structures, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

This paper concentrates on the South Slav extended family as viewed by observers writing in English, principally British and American. Specifically included are the writings of nineteenth century travelers and, in the twentieth century, the observations of ethnographers, sociologists and anthropologists. These are compared to analyses made by Slavic scholars. Most of the material is from Yugoslavia, and data from Bulgaria is also included.