Homage to a Transylvanian Peasant
Homage to a Transylvanian Peasant
Author(s): Katherine VerderySubject(s): Agriculture, Economic history, Local History / Microhistory, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Government/Political systems, Rural and urban sociology, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: Romania; Petru Bota; Transylvanian village; Transylvanian peasantry; feudalism; socialism; collective farmer's pension;
Summary/Abstract: On May 22, 1987, the last pulse of life faded from a man named Petru Bota, known to all in his village as "Bade Petru," or "Uncle Peter. " He was 93 years old, and he was lucid until the moment of his departing. Petru Bota was not the sort of fellow to be widely known beyond the borders of the Transylvanian village in which he spent most of his life. He was born and died a small farmer, his holdings at their maximum amounting to no more than six hectares, in soils of middling quality. But the life stretching across the span of his 93 years bridged a tremendous span in the life of his country and his people. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 03/1988
- Issue No: 01
- Page Range: 51-82
- Page Count: 32
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
