Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Maria Cristache
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.448kg
ISBN:  

9783030787820

ISBN 10:   3030787826
Pages:   211
Publication Date:   24 October 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

1. Capturing Change through Everyday Materialities in Postsocialist Romania.- 2. From Signs of Culturedness to Downgraded Items: Value at the Intersection between Display and Hiding.- 3. Consolidating Social Relations through Gift Exchange and Barter: Beyond the Norm of Reciprocity.- 4. The Temporality of Objects: Abstract Time Brought into the Everyday.- 5. Temporal Dimensions of Consumption and Leisure: Rhythms, Changes, and Continuities.- 6. Gendered Spaces and Consumption Practices in (Post) Socialist Romania.- 7. The Glass Fish, the Figurine, and the Crystal Chandelier: From the Home to the Museum.- 8.  Postsocialist Challenges and the Social Potential of Objects.

Reviews

“With this study Maria Cristache successfully explains and sheds light on the peculiar means of material culture such as important changes and transformations that occurred in Romanian society during a complex historical period. With an elegant writing style and clear logic of argumentation, Christache provides valuable insights into complicated matters.” (Piera Mazzaglia, KULT_online - Review Journal for the Study of Culture, Issue 67, May, 2023)

Author Information

Maria Cristache completed her PhD in sociology at Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany, and was a member of the Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture. 

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions