{"product_id":"the-village-project-sarah-craycraft-9780299357504","title":"The Village Project: Rural Revitalization in Contemporary Bulgaria","description":"Since the collapse of socialism, Bulgaria's population has been on the move--out of rural regions and into cities, or out of the country altogether. Yet today there is a countermovement of young, urban Bulgarians, born after 1989, seeking to repopulate rural villages and reclaim traditional Bulgarian folklife. Though many of these young Bulgarians have no direct experience with a rural lifestyle nor personal nostalgic memories of thriving village life, their actions and movements are inspired by a nostalgic vision of the past. And so, beyond a spatial return, this rural revitalization movement speaks to visions of an alternate future, one inspired by dismay with the conditions of contemporary life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using ethnographic and folkloristic methods, Sarah Craycraft paints a complex, detailed picture of Europeanization on the ground, carried out through neoliberal folklife projects as they collide with ongoing efforts to build a revitalized civil society in the ruins of the past. Contextualized within a particular Southeast European nation, the study speaks to broader questions of rural revival, public-facing culture work, intergenerational folklore, and the imbrication of folklore with politics and culture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Craycraft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299357503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299357504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Sarah Craycraft","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47612045918463,"sku":"9780299357504","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d26a9d4b-ba20-43d6-9b34-a1794ade8894.jpg?v=1764517808","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-village-project-sarah-craycraft-9780299357504","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}