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Remains of Socialism: Memory and the Futures of the Past in Postsocialist Hungary - Couverture souple

Nadkarni, Maya

 
9781501750182: Remains of Socialism: Memory and the Futures of the Past in Postsocialist Hungary
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1501750186 ISBN 13 : 9781501750182
Editeur : Cornell University Press, 2020

Synopsis

In Remains of Socialism, Maya Nadkarni investigates the changing fates of the socialist past in postsocialist Hungary. She introduces the concept of "remains"--both physical objects and cultural remainders--to analyze all that Hungarians sought to leave behind after the end of state socialism.

Spanning more than two decades of postsocialist transformation, Remains of Socialism follows Hungary from the optimism of the early years of transition to its recent right-wing turn toward illiberal democracy. Nadkarni analyzes remains that range from exiled statues of Lenin to the socialist-era "Bambi" soda, and from discredited official histories to the scandalous secrets of the communist regime's informers. She deftly demonstrates that these remains were far more than simply the leftovers of an unwanted past. Ultimately, the struggles to define remains of socialism and settle their fates would represent attempts to determine the future--and to mourn futures that never materialized.

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À propos de l'auteur

Maya Nadkarni is Associate Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Swarthmore College.

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Éditeur
Cornell University Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1501750186
ISBN 13 
9781501750182
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
252
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