Heritage Under Socialism - Preservation in Eastern and Central Europe, 19451991

How was heritage understood and implemented in European socialist states after World War II? By exploring national and regional specificities within the broader context of internationalization, this volume enriches the conceptual, methodological and empirical scope of heritage studies through a series of fascinating case studies. Its transnational approach highlights the socialist world's diverse interpretations of heritage and the ways in which they have shaped the trajectories of present-day preservation practices.

About the author

Eszter Gantner (1971–2019) was a research fellow and project coordinator at the Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe in Marburg, Germany, from 2013 to 2019. She published widely on heritage, the urban history of East Central Europe, and Jewish history.

Corinne Geering leads a junior research group at the Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO) in Leipzig, Germany. She is the author of Building a Common Past: World Heritage in Russia under Transformation, 1965–2000.

Paul Vickers has been manager of the Center for International and Transnational Area Studies (CITAS) and the Leibniz ScienceCampus Europe and America at the University of Regensburg, Germany, since 2018. His book, Making Popular Memory in Communist Poland, is forthcoming.

Summary

Enriches the conceptual, methodological and empirical scope of heritage studies. Its transnational approach highlights the socialist world’s diverse interpretations of heritage and its trajectories in post-socialist preservation practices, thus providing new perspectives on the way heritage has been shaped in the recent past.

Product details

• Authors: Eszter Geering Gantner
• Assisted by: Eszter Gantner (Editor), Corinne Geering (Editor), Paul Vickers (Editor)
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781800732278
• ISBN: 978-1-80073-227-8
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: New Perspectives on Central and Eastern European Studies; New Perspectives on Central an
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Eastern Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy, Historiography, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Central Europe, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General