Livelihood and Building of Social Solidarity. Following the Example of Rose Production in the Region of the Town of Shipka Cover Image

Поминък и изграждане на социални солидарности. По примера на розопроизводството в района на град Шипка
Livelihood and Building of Social Solidarity. Following the Example of Rose Production in the Region of the Town of Shipka

Author(s): Ilia Iliev
Subject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Economy, Cultural history, Customs / Folklore, Sociology, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Social development, Rural and urban sociology, Environmental interactions, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Институт за етнология и фолклористика с Етнографски музей при БАН
Keywords: rose production; social connections; service exchange system

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the role of rose production in building social ties in a small Bulgarian village. I argue that the specificity of rose production, namely the need to mobilize a lot of labour in a short time, leads to the construction of a system of exchange of services and lasting mutual dependencies between people of different generations, classes and ethnic groups in the region.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 294-304
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Bulgarian