ISBN:
9780253025746
,
9780253026811
Language:
English
Pages:
x, 298 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Uniform Title:
Kapu és a határ, mindennapi Sztálinváros
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Horváth, Sándor Stalinism Reloaded
Dissertation note:
Dissertation Eötvös Loránd University Budapest
DDC:
306.094397
Keywords:
City and town life History
;
20th century
;
Hungary
;
Dunaújváros
;
Communism Social aspects
;
History
;
20th century
;
Hungary
;
Dunaújváros
;
Dunaújváros (Hungary) Social conditions
;
20th century
;
Sztálinváros (Hungary) Social conditions
;
20th century
;
Dunaújváros (Hungary) Social life and customs
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20th century
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Sztálinváros (Hungary) Social life and customs
;
20th century
;
Hungary Social policy
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Hungary Politics and government
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1945-1989
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Hochschulschrift
;
Ungarn
;
Stadtleben
;
Alltag
;
Soziale Situation
;
Politik
;
Geschichte 1945-1989
Abstract:
"The Hungarian city of Sztálinváros, or 'Stalin-City,' was intended to be the paradigmatic urban community of the new communist society in the 1950s. In Stalinism Reloaded, Sándor Horváth explores how Stalin-City and the socialist regime were built and stabilized not only by the state but also by the people who came there with hope for a better future. By focusing on the everyday experiences of citizens, Horváth considers the contradictions in the Stalinist policies and the strategies these bricklayers, bureaucrats, shop girls, and even children put in place in order to cope with and shape the expectations of the state. Stalinism Reloaded reveals how the state influenced marriage patterns, family structure, and gender relations. While the devastating effects of this regime are considered, a convincing case is made that ordinary citizens had significant agency in shaping the political policies that governed them"--Provided by publisher
Note:
Partially based on 2004 dissertation entitled A kapu és a határ, mindennapi Sztálinváros. - Includes bibliographical references and index
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