To mark the the first publication in paperback of his acclaimed From Clans to Co-ops: Confiscated Mafia Land in Sicily, Theodoros Rakopoulos kindly agreed to discuss his work, the fieldwork behind it, and how co-ops came to assume a role in the rejection of the mafia. THEODOROS RAKOPOULOS is Associate Professor of Social Anthropology at the […]
We are pleased to feature a collection of blog posts from the authors of our new book, “Land and the Mortgage: History, Culture, Belonging” (edited by Daivi Rodima-Taylor and Parker Shipton). Land and the MortgageDaivi Rodima-Taylor and Parker Shipton The mortgaging of land, a risky practice usually treated as just an economic and legal contract, […]