Socialist Escapes e-bog
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During much of the Cold War, physical escape from countries in the Eastern Bloc was a nearly impossible act. There remained, however, possibilities for other socialist escapes, particularly time spent free from party ideology and the mundane routines of everyday life. The essays in this volume examine sites of socialist escapes, such as beaches, campgrounds, nightclubs, concerts, castles, cars...
E-bog
265,81 DKK
Forlag
Berghahn Books
Udgivet
1 marts 2013
Længde
294 sider
Genrer
1DV
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780857456700
During much of the Cold War, physical escape from countries in the Eastern Bloc was a nearly impossible act. There remained, however, possibilities for other socialist escapes, particularly time spent free from party ideology and the mundane routines of everyday life. The essays in this volume examine sites of socialist escapes, such as beaches, campgrounds, nightclubs, concerts, castles, cars, and soccer matches. The chapters explore the effectiveness of state efforts to engineer society through leisure, entertainment, and related forms of cultural programming and consumption. They lead to a deeper understanding of state-society relations in the Soviet sphere, where the state did not simply "e;dictate from above"e; and inhabitants had some opportunities to shape solidarities, identities, and meaning.