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Reluctant Socialists, Rural Entrepreneurs offers an in-depth examination of Poland's agrarian society and the impact of socialist policies on rural communities. Drawing from extensive fieldwork in the Polish countryside, Dr. Nagengast provides a first-hand perspective on how Poland's version of socialism fundamentally failed to address the needs of farmers and the agrarian class. Rather than focusing on the industrial narrative of steelworkers and urban political movements, this book shifts attention to the overlooked rural dimension of Polish history and contemporary social change. The author combines cultural analysis with economic observation to explore how rural entrepreneurs navigated state control, revealing the tensions between socialist ideology and the realities of agricultural life. This work is essential for understanding Poland's transition and the cultural factors that shaped rural resistance to centralised economic planning.

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Reluctant Socialists, Rural Entrepreneurs presents first-hand ethnographic research conducted over many years in Polish farming communities and rural regions.

The book examines class structures and cultural dynamics within Poland's agrarian society under socialist rule and state agricultural policy.

Dr. Nagengast's analysis reveals the systemic failures of Polish socialism through the lens of rural entrepreneurs and farmers navigating state control.

Published by Routledge, this work contributes to anthropology and sociology by documenting the agrarian consequences of historical political change in Poland.

The study contrasts the industrial political narrative with overlooked rural perspectives on Poland's transition and economic transformation.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
27 September 2019
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12 September 2019

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