Remains of socialism : memory and the futures of the past in postsocialist Hungary

General Information

Author/Creator
Nadkarni, Maya, 1970- author.
Language
English.
Published
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Physical Description
xv, 234 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Contents/Summary

Summary
"This book explores the changing fate of the socialist past, through physical objects and cultural reminders, over more than two decades of postsocialist transformation in Hungary"--

Subjects

Subject
Post-communism > Hungary.
Collective memory > Hungary.
Hungary > Civilization.
Hungary > Politics and government > 1989-

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility
Maya Nadkarni.
Content
Banishing remains -- The hole in the flag -- Nostalgia and the remains of everyday life -- Recovering national victimhood at the House of Terror -- Secrets, inheritance, and a generation's remains -- A past returned, a future deferred.
ISBN
9781501750175
9781501750182

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Collection Call Number Volume Info Shelving Location Public Note
BookOSA Archivum LibraryReference collection943.905/4 NADReference-

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