Stalinism Reloaded : Everyday Life in Stalin-City, Hungary /

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"The Hungarian city of Sztálinváros, or 'Stalin-City, ' was intended to be the paradigmatic urban community of the new communist society in the 1950s. In Stalinism Reloaded, Sándor Horváth explores how Stalin-City and the socialist regime were built and stabilized not only by the...

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Main Author: Horváth, Sándor (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Social policy.
Social conditions.
Politics and government.
Manners and customs.
Communism > Social aspects.
City and town life.
HISTORY > Europe > Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
Vie urbaine > Hongrie > Dunaújváros > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Communism > Social aspects > Hungary > Dunaújváros > History > 20th century.
City and town life > Hungary > Dunaújváros > History > 20th century.
Hungary > Dunaújváros.
Hungary.
Hongrie > Politique et gouvernement > 1945-1989.
Hungary > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
Hungary > Social policy.
Dunaújváros (Hungary) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Dunaújváros (Hungary) > Social conditions > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"The Hungarian city of Sztálinváros, or 'Stalin-City, ' was intended to be the paradigmatic urban community of the new communist society in the 1950s. In Stalinism Reloaded, Sándor Horváth 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, Horváth 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"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Partially based on 2004 dissertation entitled A kapu es a határ, mindennapi Sztálinváros.
Physical Description:1 online resource (312 pages).
ISBN:9780253026866

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