Bøger i Post-Communist Cultural Studies serien

This work traces the development of women's consciousness in the lands of the South Slavs from the start of the 20th century to 1995. Topics covered include the structures of traditional society, gender relations in the inter-war period, anti-fascist organizations and the socialist experience.

A consequence of the fall of the Soviet Union has been the collapse of the domestic film industry. Since 1991 cinema attendance has plummeted, and the remnants of the once huge audiences now watch an overwhelming number of imported, mostly American, films. This text is an account of this decline.

An exploration and survey of the activities of right-wing extremist parties in the region stretching from Germany to Russia. It seeks to show that radical right activities can have pernicious effects even if right-wing extremists do not themselves succeed in obtaining seats in government.

An exploration and survey of the activities of right-wing extremist parties in the region stretching from Germany to Russia. It seeks to show that radical right activities can have pernicious effects even if right-wing extremists do not themselves succeed in obtaining seats in government.

Drawing on conversations and experiences shared with Koriak women living on the northeastern Kamchatka peninsula, Petra Rethmann conveys the human dignity and creative energy that persist in the midst of social suffering following the breakdown of the Soviet empire.

Every epoch produces its own notions of social change, and the post-Communist societies of Eastern Europe are no exception. This text explores the fate of contemporary Latvia, a small country with a big story that is relevant for the understanding of the nature of post-Communist transitions.

This indictment of the partition of Bosnia argues that the history of Bosnia-Herzegovina is based on "unity in diversity" and asks why Western liberal democracies so readily accepted segregation as a solution to the contradictions of ethnic diversity and examines Bosnia's new place in Europe.

Textbook Reds is a work in the sociology of education, and literary sociology and history. Rodden shows that the deepest roots of German Democratic Republic society were indeed located in the institution that molded the youth of its citizens.