Broschiertes Buch

Socialist Escapes

Breaking Away from Ideology and Everyday Routine in Eastern Europe, 1945-1989

Herausgeber: Giustino, Cathleen M.; Vari, Alexander; Plum, Catherine J.

Beschreibung

Examines Eastern Europeans as individuals who seized opportunities for enjoyment, agency and autonomy while living under repressive rulers. Explores destinations and diversions that provided ordinary and extraordinary breaks away from the monotony of work, school, ideological orthodoxies, and domestic routines in Cold War Eastern Europe. Analyzes the challenges states faced trying to engineer society and win legitimacy through leisure, entertainment, and related forms of cultural programming and consumption.

Autor

Alexander Vari is Associate Professor of Modern European History at Marywood University.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 432g
• ISBN-13: 9781782389255
• ISBN-10: 1782389253
• Artikelnr.: 42296837