Remains of Socialism
Memory and the Futures of the Past in Postsocialist Hungary
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Product details:
- Publisher Cornell University Press
- Date of Publication 15 July 2020
- ISBN 9781501750182
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages252 pages
- Size 229x152x18 mm
- Weight 454 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 13 Halftones, black & white 1404
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Long description:
In Remains of Socialism, Maya Nadkarni investigates the changing fates of the socialist past in postsocialist Hungary. She introduces the concept of "remains"?both physical objects and cultural remainders?to analyze all that Hungarians sought to leave behind after the end of state socialism.
Spanning more than two decades of postsocialist transformation, Remains of Socialism follows Hungary from the optimism of the early years of transition to its recent right-wing turn toward illiberal democracy. Nadkarni analyzes remains that range from exiled statues of Lenin to the socialist-era "Bambi" soda, and from discredited official histories to the scandalous secrets of the communist regime's informers. She deftly demonstrates that these remains were far more than simply the leftovers of an unwanted past. Ultimately, the struggles to define remains of socialism and settle their fates would represent attempts to determine the future?and to mourn futures that never materialized.
Remains of Socialism is an examination of 'mature' postsocialism that aptly demonstrates the ongoing disciplinary relevance of the region. Nadkarni offers her astute observations in clear, confident, accessible prose.
MoreTable of Contents:
Introduction
1. Banishing Remains
2. The Hole in the Flag
3. Nostalgia and the Remains of Everyday Life
4. Recovering National Victimhood at the House of Terror
5. Secrets, Inheritance, and a Generation's Remains
6. A Past Returned, A Future Deferred
Conclusion
