The Socialist Good Life

The Socialist Good Life
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 237
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ISBN-10 : 9780253047809
ISBN-13 : 0253047803
Rating : 4/5 (803 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Socialist Good Life by : Cristofer Scarboro

Download or read book The Socialist Good Life written by Cristofer Scarboro and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “First-class, rigorously researched, richly documented, and thought-provoking” essays on the consumer experience in socialist Eastern Europe (Graham H. Roberts, author of Material Culture in Russia and the USSR). As communist regimes denigrated Western countries for widespread unemployment and consumer excess, 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.


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