The big-man from the "White house". Negotiating power in a Slovak post-rural community
The big-man from the "White house". Negotiating power in a Slovak post-rural community
Author(s): Hedvika Novotná, Dana Bittnerová, Martin Heřmanský Subject(s): Anthropology
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Fakulta humanitních studií
Keywords: rural anthropology; post-socialism; status; power; Southern Slovakia
Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with the issue of negotiating power and exerting authority in a contemporary post-rural community. it analyzes various strategies of village representatives by which they build their influence and create obligations among the villagers. At the same time it shows how the village inhabitants deal with incurred moral and economical dependence on village representatives. The issue will be addressed through the lens of the dynamics of the rise and fall of the village’s main representative. The big-man theory, proposed by Marshall Sahlins, will be used as the explication framework.
Journal: Lidé města
- Issue Year: 12/2010
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 309-329
- Page Count: 21
- Language: English