ISBN:
9789633864272
,
9633864275
Language:
English
Pages:
xv, 280 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
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23.5 cm x 15.5 cm
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Making sense of dictatorship
DDC:
306.094370904
Keywords:
Geschichte 1945-1989
;
Sozialgeschichte 1945-1989
;
Kommunismus
;
Alltag
;
Gesellschaft
;
Herrschaftssystem
;
Bürokratie
;
Dictatorship History 20th century
;
Socialism History 20th century
;
Dictatorship
;
Politics and government
;
Social conditions
;
Socialism
;
Ostmitteleuropa
;
Tschechoslowakei
;
Polen
;
Europe, Eastern Politics and government 1945-1989
;
Europe, Eastern Social conditions 20th century
;
Eastern Europe
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
History
Abstract:
"How did political power function in the communist regimes of Central and Eastern Europe after 1945? Making Sense of Dictatorship addresses this question with a particular focus on the acquiescent behavior of the majority of the population until, at the end of the 1980s, their rejection of state socialism and its authoritarian world. The authors refer to the concept of Sinnwelt, the way in which groups and individuals made sense of the world around them. The essays focus on the dynamics of everyday life and the extent to which the relationship between citizens and the state was collaborative or antagonistic. Each chapter addresses a different aspect of life in this period, including modernization, consumption and leisure, and the everyday experiences of "ordinary people," single mothers, or those adopting alternative lifestyles. Empirically rich and conceptually original, the essays in this volume suggest new ways to understand how people make sense of everyday life under dictatorial regimes
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Literaturangaben
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