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Everyday Postsocialism in Eastern Europe
Jill Massino (Hrsg.), Markus Wien (Hrsg.)
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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Geschichte
Beschreibung
The collapse of state socialism ushered in dramatic political and economic change, producing new freedoms and opportunities, but also new challenges and disappointments. Focusing on laborers, professionals, youth, women, sexual minorities, foreign students, and emigrants, Everyday Postsocialism in Eastern Europe explores these multifaceted changes and people’s varied experiences of them. The featured narratives complicate hegemonic representations of transformation, revealing ruptures and continuities, progress and reversals. Highlighting the multi-directionality of change over the last thirty years, the book reappraises 1989 as an epochal event for all.
Rezensionen
"This rich examination of 'real existing postsocialism' powerfully argues against both triumphal narratives of transition and laments of its failure. Its analysis of how communities navigate uneven temporalities and conflicting historical trajectories also offers crucial context to illuminate the challenges produced by neoliberalism, as well as the recent rise of populism and authoritarianism in the region."
"The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe in 1989 was far from being 'the end of history.' On the contrary, the authors in this collection show that history gained new momentum, shaping both events and people alike. Each chapter in this compelling collection demonstrates how diverse individuals, including blue-collar workers, professionals, former communist party members, foreign students, and sexual minorities, navigated the significant shifts brought about by the system's disintegration. Marking one of the first attempts to historicize the year 1989, the chapters in this volume vividly capture the challenges and complexities of ordinary lives both during and after communism."
Kundenbewertungen
Transformation, Neoliberalism, Postcommunism, Socialism, Eastern Europe, Revolutions of 1989, Real Existing postsocialism, Communism, Postsocialism, Berlin Wall, Liberal Democracy, Transition