Introduction -- Make believe. Fabricating : the revival of industrial futures -- Mimicking : inadequate refurbishments as "at least something" -- Bargaining : all i need is the air that I breathe –- Hope of sustaining everyday life. (Dis)connecting : infrastructures and thermopolitics of hope –- Hope for post-industrial futures. Pretending : making post-industrial futures through handicraft -- Accelerating : "get it while it lasts" and obtaining jobs at the company –- Conclusion. Staging the futures
Summary
"This book ethnographically delves into how the citizens of a declining Serbian copper-processing town, once a thriving Yugoslav town, shape their present and near future amid the gap between grand aspirational promises, theatrically performed by authorities, and the uncertain realities of the late-industrial environment"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (JSTOR, viewed January 15, 2025)
