LEADER 02563cam a2200445 i 4500003 hubpceuo 005 20210202095611.0 007 ta 008 200227s2020 inua b 001 0 eng 010 2020005520 020 9780253047762 |q(hbk.) 020 9780253047793 |q(paperback) 020 |z9780253047816 |q(pdf) 040 DLC |beng |cDLC |erda |dDLC |dhubpceuo 041 eng 042 pcc 043 ee-----ec----- 050 00 HX240.7.A6 |bS63 2020 082 00 306.30947/09045 |223 245 04 The socialist good life : |bdesire, development, and standards of living in Eastern Europe / |cedited by Cristofer Scarboro, Diana Mincyté, and Zsuzsa Gille. 260 Bloomington : |bIndiana University Press, |c2020. 300 ix, 244 pages : |billustrations ; |c24 cm 337 unmediated 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 "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"-- 650 0 Socialism |zEurope, Eastern |xHistory. 650 0 Communism |zEurope, Eastern |xHistory. 650 0 Consumption (Economics) |zEurope, Eastern. 650 0 Lifestyles |zEurope, Eastern. 651 0 Europe, Eastern |xPolitics and government |y1945-1989. 700 1 Scarboro, Cristofer, |d1972- |eeditor. 700 1 Mincyte, Diana, |eeditor. 700 1 Gille, Zsuzsa, |eeditor. 776 08 |iOnline version: |tThe socialist good life |dBloomington : Indiana University Press, 2020. |z9780253047816 |w(DLC) 2020005521 942 |2ddc |cBK 952 |00 |10 |2ddc |40 |6306_309470000000000_09045_SCA |70 |8REF |9129958OSA |bOSA |d2021-02-02 |eOSA |l0 |o306.30947/09045 SCA |r2021-02-02 |w2021-02-02 |yBK |cReference 920 01 jeG0ygoN 992 01 306_309470000000000_09045_SCA |bWZT_WZQVSZZZZZZZZZZ_ZQZVU_7NP 966 |cIn the Research Room