| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 242 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction : the other world -- The sociality of exception -- Precarious domesticity -- Abject economies -- Constrained aspirations -- Relocations -- Conclusion : Jebem Ti Život |
| Summary |
"Wastelands is an in-depth exploration of trash, the scavengers who collect it, and the precarious communities it sustains. After enduring war and persecution in Kosovo, many Ashkali refugees fled to Belgrade, Serbia, where they were stigmatized as Gypsies, consigned to slums, sidelined from the economy, and subjected to violence. To survive, Ashkali collect the only resource available to them: garbage. Vividly recounting everyday life in an illegal Romani settlement, Eirik Saethre's searing book follows Ashkali as they scavenge through dumpsters, build shacks, siphon electricity, negotiate the recycling trade, and migrate between Belgrade, Kosovo, and the European Union. Saethre argues that trash is not just a means of survival-it reinforces the status of Ashkali as a polluted Other, creates indissoluble bonds to transnational capitalism, enfeebles bodies, and establishes a localized sovereignty. In these geographies of displacement, suffering is boring and trash is transformative"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 27, 2020) |
| Subject |
Romanies -- Serbia -- History
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Refugees -- Serbia -- Belgrade
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Dumpster diving -- Serbia -- Belgrade
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
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Dumpster diving
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Refugees
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Romanies
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Serbia
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Serbia -- Belgrade
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020017887 |
| ISBN |
9780520976139 |
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0520976134 |
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