Postsocialist Europe : anthropological perspectives from home /: anthropological perspectives from home. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by László Kürti and Peter Skalník.
• Other Names: Kürti, László; Skalník, Peter, 1945-
• Contents: List of llustrations; Preface Chapter 1. Introduction: Postsocialist Europe and the Anthropological Perspective from Home; László Kürti and Peter Skalník Chapter 2. Gender and Governance in Rural Communities of Postsocialist Slovakia; Alexandra Bitušíková and Katarína Koštialová Chapter 3. Property Relations, Class, and Labour in Rural Poland; Michał Buchowski Chapter 4. Migs and Cadres on the Move: Thoughts on the Mimetic Dimensions of Postsocialism; Hana Červinková Chapter 5. Diasporas Coming Home. Identity and Uncertainty of Transnational Returnees in Postcommunist Lithuania; Vytis Čiubrinskas Chapter 6. A Rainbow Flag Against the Krakow Dragon. Polish Responses to the Gay and Lesbian Movement; Grażyna Kubica Chapter 7. Olivia's Story: Capitalism and Rabbit Farming in Hungary; László Kürti Chapter 8. Punk Anthropology: From a Study of a Local Slovene Alternative Rock Scene towards Partisan Scholarship; Rajko Muršič Chapter 9. Being Locked Out and Locked In: The Culture of Homelessness in Hungary; Terézia Nagy Chapter 10. Political Anthropology of the Postcommunist Czech Republic: Local–National and Rural–Urban Scenes; Peter Skalník Chapter 11. Comparative Cultural Aspects of Work in Multinational Enterprises; Gabriel-Ionut Stoiciu Chapter 12. Immigrants from Ukraine in the Czech Republic: Foreigners in the Border Zone; Zdeněk Uherek Chapter 13. Afterword – Under the Aegis of Anthropology: Blazing New Trails; Christian Giordano Notes on Contributors; Index
• Publisher Details: New York : Berghahn Books
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 326 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 306.20947; Political anthropology -- Europe, Eastern; Political anthropology -- Former communist countries; Post-communism -- Europe, Eastern; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism; Economic history; Political anthropology; Post-communism; Social conditions; Former communist countries -- Social conditions; Former communist countries -- Economic conditions; Europe, Eastern -- Social conditions; Europe, Eastern -- Economic conditions; Europe, Eastern; Former communist countries; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781845459468; 1845459466
• Related ISBNs: 9781845454746; 184545474X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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