Before the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, private marketeering was regarded t only as criminal, but even immoral by socialist regimes. Ten years after taking on board western market-orientated shock therapy, post-socialist societies are still struggling to come to terms with the clash between these deeply engrained moralities and the daily pressures to sell and consume.This book explores the new market and its resulting contradictions in a rapidly developing Eastern Europe and Russia. Will Western fast-food industries irrevocably alter local culinary practices? What effect has the privatization of land had upon ownership and exchange? What role do new commodities play within the household? Based on original, first-hand ethgraphy, this book is a long-awaited addition to existing literature on post-socialist societies. It will be essential reading for students of anthropology, sociology, European and cultural studies, as well as professional groups working in Eastern Europe and Russia, including NGOs, development organizations and businesses.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Berg Publishers, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-10
185973572x
ISBN-13
9781859735725
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96429191
Product Key Features
Format
Laminated Cover, Hardback
Language
English
Subject
Sociology & Anthropology: Professional
Dimensions
Weight
475g
Height
216mm
Width
140mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Spine
19mm
Edited by
Caroline Humphrey, Ruth Mandel
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Author Biography
Ruth Mandel Lecturer in Anthropology,University College London Caroline Humphrey Professor of Asian Anthropology, University of Cambridge