Title: In the land of Orpheus : rural livelihoods and nature conservation in postsocialist Bulgaria /
Authors: Cellarius, Barbara A.
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Human ecology Rhodope Mountains Region.; Nature conservation Rhodope Mountains Region.; Agriculture Environmental aspects Rhodope Mountains Region.; Agriculture and state Bulgaria.; Environmental policy Bulgaria; Rhodope Mountains Region Rural conditions.
Abstract: Barbara Cellarius provides an ethnographic description of village life and conservation efforts in an ecologically important region of one of the most biologically diverse countries in Europe.
Contents: Introduction -- Bulgarian environmental ngos and nature conservation : a historical view -- Landscape, community, and economic history in the Central Rhodope -- Postsocialist strategies of mountain agriculture -- Making ends meet -- Conserving the natural heritage of the Rhodope -- A civil Balkan village? : cavers and collective action -- Conclusion.