The Routledge history handbook of Central and Eastern Europe in the twentieth century . Volume 1 Challenges of modernity / / edited by Wlodzimierz Borodziej, Stanislav Holubec, Joachim von Puttkamer

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910861048203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Routledge, , 2020
• ISBN: 1-000-71101-3; 0-367-37606-7; 1-000-71023-8
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Collana: Routledge twentieth century history handbooks.
• Disciplina: 327.430409041
• Soggetti: Europe, Central History 20th century; Europe, Central Politics and government 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Series introduction -- Acknowledgements -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of maps -- List of abbreviations -- List of contributors -- Volume introduction: Challenges of modernity -- 1. Urban and rural development in Eastern Europe -- 2. Social structure, mobility and education -- 3. Transport, infrastructure and communication -- 4. Women between the public and private spheres -- 5. Population and family -- 6. Economic development -- 7. Consumption and leisure in twentieth-century Central and Eastern Europe -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Challenges of Modernity offers a broad account of the social and economic history of Central and Eastern Europe in the twentieth century and asks critical questions about the structure and experience of modernity in different contexts and periods. This volume focuses on central questions such as: How did the various aspects of modernity manifest themselves in the region, and what were their limits? How was the multifaceted transition from a mainly agrarian to an industrial and post-industrial society experienced and perceived by historical subjects? Did Central and Eastern Europe in fact approximate its dream ; of modernity in the twentieth century despite all the reversals, detours and third-way visions? Structured chronologically and taking a comparative approach, a range of international contributors combine a focus on the overarching problems of the region with a discussion of individual countries and societies, offering the reader a comprehensive, nuanced survey of the social and economic history of this complex region in the recent past. The first in a four-volume set on Central and Eastern Europe in the twentieth century, it is the go-to resource for those interested in the challenges of modernity faced by this dynamic region.