Transforming Peasants, Property and Power: The Collectivization of Agriculture in Romania, 1949–1962

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Transforming Peasants, Property and Power

The Collectivization of Agriculture in Romania, 1949–1962

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Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2009

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The subject matter of the volume is part of larger research agenda on the process of land collectivization in the former communist camp, focusing on state, identity and property. The main innovation of the volume is to apply recent interdisciplinary approaches to the study of the collectivization process, asking what types of new peasant-state relations it formed and how it transformed notions of self, persons, and things (such as land). The project conceived of changes in the system of ownership as causing changes in the identity and attitude of people; similarly, it regarded the study of personal identities as essential for understanding changes in the system of ownership. This perspective is rare in the area-studies approaches to the topic.

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Dobrincu Dorin :

Dorin Dobrincu is Research Fellow at the Department of Contemporary History, “A. D. Xenopol Institute of History,” Iasi and Associate Professor at the Department of History, Alexandru I. Cuza University, Iasi, Dobrincu is also General Director of the National Archives of Romania (since 2007).

Iordachi Constantin :

Constantin Iordachi is a Professor at the History Department of Central European University and President of the International Association for Comparative Fascist Studies.

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History Historical Periods Contemporary History until 1945 Other Topics

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Frontmatter
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Table of Contents
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Foreword
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Gail Kligman and Katherine Verdery

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Introduction
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Constantin Iordachi and Dorin Dobrincu

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The First Wave of the Collectivization Campaign: Central Policies and Their Regional Implementation (1949–1953)
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Robert Levy

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The Final Offensive: “The Socialist Transformation of Agriculture” from Slogans to Reality (1953–1962)
49
Marius Oprea

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Law and Propaganda: Rural Land Ownership, Collectivization and Socialist Property in Romania
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Linda Miller

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Part Two. Center and Periphery in the Collectivization Campaign
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“Constanţa, The First Collectivized Region”: Soviet Geo-Political Interests and National and Regional Factors in the Collectivization of Dobrogea (1949–1962)
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Constantin Iordachi

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The Role of Ethnicity in the Collectivization of Tomnatic/Triebswetter (Banat Region) (1949–1956)
141
Smaranda Vultur

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Creating Communist Authority: Class Warfare and Collectivization in Ieud (Maramureş Region)
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Gail Kligman

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Collectivization Policies in the Cluj Region: The Aiud and Turda Districts
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Virgiliu Ţârău

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Collectivization in the Odorhei District (The Hungarian Autonomous Region)
229
Sándor Oláh

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Collectivization and Resistance in the Shepherding Village of Poiana Sibiului (Sibiu Region)
251
Michael Stewart and Răzvan Stan

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Persuasion, Delay and Coercion. Late Collectivization in Northern Moldova: The Case of Darabani (Suceava Region)
275
Dorin Dobrincu

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Part Three. Collectivization and the Transformation of Social Relations
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Exploiters Old and New: Making and Unmaking “Rich Peasants” in Aurel Vlaicu (Hunedoara Region)
305
Katherine Verdery

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Revolution in Bits and Pieces: Collectivization in Southern Romania (Craiova Region)
329
Daniel Lăţea

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Persuasion Techniques and Community Reactions in Corund (the Hungarian Autonomous Region)
355
Julianna Bodó

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“Never Leave ‘til Tomorrow What You Can Do Today!”* A Case Study of a Model Collective Farm: “New Life” Sântana (Arad Region)
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Călin Goina

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“Here in Reviga, There Was Nobody to Wage the Class Struggle”: Collectivization in Reviga, Bărăgan Plain (Bucharest Region)
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Liviu Chelcea

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One Step Back, Two Steps Forward: Institutionalizing the Party-State and Collective Property in Two Romanian Villages (Galaţi Region)
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Cătălin Augustin Stoica

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Conclusions
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Constantin Iordachi and Katherine Verdery

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General Bibliography on the Collectivization of Agriculture in Romania
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Dorin Dobrincu and Constantin Iordachi

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The Communist Take-Over and Land Collectivization in Romania: Chronology of Events, 1945–1962
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Constantin Iordachi and Dorin Dobrincu

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Table of Research Villages
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Map 1: Administrative division of Romania, 1950
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Map 2: Administrative division of Romania, 1952
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Map 3: Administrative division of Romania, 1960
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Map 4: List of Research Villages
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List of Abbreviations
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Glossary of Terms
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Authors
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Photo Credits
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Index
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Photos
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June 15, 2009

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9786155211720

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552

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17

Tables:

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9786155211720

eBook ISBN: 9786155211720

Keywords for this book

Agriculture; Collectivization; Communism; Economic history; Romania; Transylvania

Audience(s) for this book

Professional and scholarly;

Central European University Press

Transforming Peasants, Property and Power

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction

The First Wave of the Collectivization Campaign: Central Policies and Their Regional Implementation (1949–1953)

The Final Offensive: “The Socialist Transformation of Agriculture” from Slogans to Reality (1953–1962)

Law and Propaganda: Rural Land Ownership, Collectivization and Socialist Property in Romania

“Constanţa, The First Collectivized Region”: Soviet Geo-Political Interests and National and Regional Factors in the Collectivization of Dobrogea (1949–1962)

The Role of Ethnicity in the Collectivization of Tomnatic/Triebswetter (Banat Region) (1949–1956)

Creating Communist Authority: Class Warfare and Collectivization in Ieud (Maramureş Region)

Collectivization Policies in the Cluj Region: The Aiud and Turda Districts

Collectivization in the Odorhei District (The Hungarian Autonomous Region)

Collectivization and Resistance in the Shepherding Village of Poiana Sibiului (Sibiu Region)

Persuasion, Delay and Coercion. Late Collectivization in Northern Moldova: The Case of Darabani (Suceava Region)

Exploiters Old and New: Making and Unmaking “Rich Peasants” in Aurel Vlaicu (Hunedoara Region)

Revolution in Bits and Pieces: Collectivization in Southern Romania (Craiova Region)

Persuasion Techniques and Community Reactions in Corund (the Hungarian Autonomous Region)

“Never Leave ‘til Tomorrow What You Can Do Today!”* A Case Study of a Model Collective Farm: “New Life” Sântana (Arad Region)

“Here in Reviga, There Was Nobody to Wage the Class Struggle”: Collectivization in Reviga, Bărăgan Plain (Bucharest Region)

One Step Back, Two Steps Forward: Institutionalizing the Party-State and Collective Property in Two Romanian Villages (Galaţi Region)

Conclusions

General Bibliography on the Collectivization of Agriculture in Romania

The Communist Take-Over and Land Collectivization in Romania: Chronology of Events, 1945–1962

Table of Research Villages

Map 1: Administrative division of Romania, 1950

Map 2: Administrative division of Romania, 1952

Map 3: Administrative division of Romania, 1960

Map 4: List of Research Villages

List of Abbreviations

Glossary of Terms

Authors

Photo Credits

Index

Photos

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