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The Socialist Good Life : Desire, Development, and Standards of Living in Eastern Europe /

"What does the good life mean in a "backward" place? As communist regimes denigrated widespread unemployment and consumer excess in Western countries, socialist Eastern European states simultaneously legitimized their power through their apparent ability to satisfy consumers' nee...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Gille, Zsuzsa (Editor , Herausgeber.), Mincytė, Diana (Editor , Herausgeber.), Scarboro, Cristofer 1972- (Editor , Herausgeber.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana Indiana University Press [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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