Introduction: A Place for Hay. Flexibility and Continuity in Hay-Meadow Management
Journal Title: Martor. The Museum of the Romanian Peasant Anthropology Review - Year 2016, Vol 21, Issue 21
Abstract
The current number of MARTOR journal focuses on the social history of hay, collecting original contributions and multidisciplinary approaches regarding the biocultural heritage of hay. The articles gathered in this issue explore the roles and different understandings attributed to traditional hay knowledge; the role of policies and public incentives in reshaping farmers’ vision of nature and land management practices; the moralities behind hay production; biodiversity and hay production; but also, how hay features in art and museology.
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Anamaria Iuga, Bogdan Iancu, Monica Stroe
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