General Information

Language

English.

Published

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2020.

Physical Description

ix, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contributors

Contributor

Scarboro, Cristofer, 1972- (editor.)

Mincyte, Diana, (editor.)

Gille, Zsuzsa, (editor.)

Contents/Summary

Summary

"What does the good life mean in a "backward" place? As communist regimes denigrated widespread unemployment and consumer excess in Western countries, socialist Eastern European states simultaneously legitimized their power through their apparent ability to satisfy consumers' needs. Moving beyond binaries of production and consumption, the essays collected here examine the lessons consumption studies can offer about ethnic and national identity and the role of economic expertise in shaping consumer behavior. From Polish VCRs to Ukrainian fashion boutiques, tropical fruits in the GDR to cinemas in Belgrade, The Socialist Good Life explores what consumption means in a worker state where communist ideology emphasizes collective needs over individual pleasures"--

Subjects

Subject

Socialism > Europe, Eastern > History.

Communism > Europe, Eastern > History.

Consumption (Economics) > Europe, Eastern.

Lifestyles > Europe, Eastern.

Europe, Eastern > Politics and government > 1945-1989.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

edited by Cristofer Scarboro, Diana Mincyté, and Zsuzsa Gille.

Available in another form

Online version: The socialist good life Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2020. 9780253047816 (DLC) 2020005521

ISBN

9780253047762

9780253047793

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	Reference collection	306.30947/09045 SCA		Reference	-

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