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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779976603321

Titolo

Socialist escapes : breaking away from ideology and everyday routine in Eastern Europe, 1945-1989 / / edited by Cathleen M. Giustino, Catherine J. Plum, and Alexander Vari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Berghahn, , 2013

ISBN

0-85745-670-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (294 pages)

Classificazione

NQ 8273

Altri autori (Persone)

GiustinoCathleen M

PlumCatherine J

VariAlexander

Disciplina

947.0009/045

Soggetti

Escape (Psychology) - Europe, Eastern - History - 20th century

Amusements - Europe, Eastern - History - 20th century

Leisure - Europe, Eastern - History - 20th century

Socialism and culture - Europe, Eastern - History - 20th century

Social psychology - Europe, Eastern - History - 20th century

Europe, Eastern Social life and customs 20th century

Europe, Eastern Social conditions 20th century

Europe, Eastern History 1945-1989

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Concert halls and estate museums -- pt. II. Cabins in the woods -- pt. III. Beach parties -- pt. IV. Roadside adventures -- pt. V. Sports and stadia.

Sommario/riassunto

During much of the Cold War, physical escape from countries in the East Bloc was a near impossible act. There remained, however, possibilities for other socialist escapes, particularly time away from party ideology and the mundane routines of everyday life. The essays in this volume examine sites of socialist escapes, such as beaches, camp sites, nightclubs, concerts, castles, cars, and soccer matches. The chapters explore the effectiveness of state efforts to engineer society through leisure, entertainment, and related forms of cultural programming and consumption, as it was in leisure and t