Politics in Color and Concrete - Socialist Materialities and the Middle Class in Hungary

Informationen zum Autor Krisztina Fehérváry Klappentext This engaging study decenters conventional perspectives on consumer capitalism, home ownership, and citizenship in the new Europe. "The topic is extremely timely and relevant; the writing is lucid and thorough; the theory is complex and sophisticated without being overly dense, or daunting. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it." - Brad Weiss, College of William and Mary Zusammenfassung Engaging study decentres conventional perspectives on consumer capitalism, home ownership, and citizenship in the new Europe. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Qualities of Color and Concrete 1. Normal Life in the Former Socialist City 2. Socialist Realism in the Socialist City 3. Socialist Modern and the Production of Demanding Citizens 4. Socialist Generic and the Branding of the State 5. Organicist Modern and Super-Natural Organicism 6. Unstable Landscapes of Property, Morality and Status 7. The New Family House and the New Middle Class Epilogue Conclusion: Heterotopias of the Normal in Private Worlds

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• Authors: Krisztina Fehaervaary, Krisztina Fehervary, Krisztina Fehérváry
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.09.2013
• EAN: 9780253009913
• ISBN: 978-0-253-00991-3
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: New Anthropologies of Europe; New Anthropologies of Europe; New Anthropologies of Europe (
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories