On the Verge of History - Life Stories of Rural Women from Serbia, Romania, and Hungary, 19202020 (Paperback)

Rural women have not had a formative role in the public histories of Central Eastern Europe. Izabella Agardi aims to correct that by concentrating on their life stories and their connections to general histories. She investigates how Hungarian-speaking, ordinary women in rural contexts born in the 1920s and 1930s remember and talk about the twentieth century they have experienced, and how, through their stories, they articulate historical change and construct themselves as historical subjects. In her analysis, Izabella Agardi traces the interactions between micro- and macro- narratives as well as the specific tools women of this generation appropriate to talk about personal memories of their often traumatic past. From these stories, a particular mnemonic community emerges, one that speaks from a highly precarious position 'on the verge of history'. It is up to future generations whether these women's experiences will be remembered or forgotten.

General

Imprint:	Ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild U Christian Schon
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
Release date:	April 2022
Foreword by:	Andrea Peto
Authors:	Izabella Agardi
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	550
ISBN-13:	978-3-8382-1602-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Promotions
LSN:	3-8382-1602-4
Barcode:	9783838216027

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