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History, Time, and Economic Crisis in Central Greece explores how the inhabitants of a Greek town face the devastating consequences of the worst economic crisis in living memory. Knight examines how the inhabitants draw on the past to contextualize their experiences and build strength that will enable them to overcome their suffering.
List of contents
1. Introduction: Prosperity and Crisis 2. Ethnography on the Plain of Thessaly 3. Return of the Tsiflikades : Crisis and Land Tenure 1881-1923 4. Hungry with the Same Famine 5. Things to Forget, Things to Remember: The Greek Civil War 6. Public Faces: Food and Protest in the Current Crisis 7. Transforming the Public Sphere 8. Status in Crisis 9. Conclusions: Past, Future, and Beyond
About the author
Author Daniel M. Knight: Daniel M. Knight is Addison Wheeler Research Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at Durham University, UK.
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History, Time, and Economic Crisis in Central Greece explores how the inhabitants of a Greek town face the devastating consequences of the worst economic crisis in living memory. Knight examines how the inhabitants draw on the past to contextualize their experiences and build strength that will enable them to overcome their suffering.
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“Describes how people in Trikala on the plain of Thessaly reach out towards selective instances of the past that assist them in understanding the turmoil around them. … the study is an intriguing addition to our understanding of the immense impact that the Greek crisis has on individual lives and the wider fabric of society. … the book is written in a highly readable and accessible manner and has potential to reach out even toward a non-academic audience.” (Janka Hrckova, Focaal Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology, Vol. 78, 2017)
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"Describes how people in Trikala on the plain of Thessaly reach out towards selective instances of the past that assist them in understanding the turmoil around them. ... the study is an intriguing addition to our understanding of the immense impact that the Greek crisis has on individual lives and the wider fabric of society. ... the book is written in a highly readable and accessible manner and has potential to reach out even toward a non-academic audience." (Janka Hrckova, Focaal Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology, Vol. 78, 2017)
