Stalinism Reloaded: Everyday Life in Stalin-City, Hungary

Author:   Sándor Horváth ,  Thomas Cooper
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
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9780253025746


Pages:   312
Publication Date:   27 March 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Stalinism Reloaded: Everyday Life in Stalin-City, Hungary


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The Hungarian city of Sztalinvaros, or ""Stalin-City,"" was intended to be the paradigmatic urban community of the new communist society in the 1950s. In Stalinism Reloaded, Sandor Horvath 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, Horvath 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.

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Author:   Sándor Horváth ,  Thomas Cooper
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780253025746


ISBN 10:   0253025745
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   27 March 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Language:   Hungarian

Table of Contents

Contents Introduction I Identities 1. Myths 2. Downtown America 3. Urban Villagers II Relationships 4. Family 5. Abortion 6. Divorce III Hierarchy 7. Bars 8. Hooligans 9. Slums 10. Prostitution Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Sándor Horváth is Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of History at the Hungarian Academy and Primary Coordinator of COURAGE, an international research project that explores cultural opposition in the former socialist countries in Eastern Europe. He also is the founding editor of The Hungarian Historical Review and has published widely in Hungarian on everyday life and socialism.

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