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The Sovietization of Rural Hungary, 1945-1980 - Subjugation in the Name of Equality (Hardcover)
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The Sovietization of Rural Hungary, 1945-1980 - Subjugation in the Name of Equality (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Histories of Central and Eastern Europe
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In this book the experiential history of the Soviet-style social
transformation projects between 1945 and 1980 is discussed through
the example of rural Hungary. The book interprets state socialism
as a (modernization) project. Existing socialism was a form of
dictatorship in which authorities sought to transform the
mentalities of their subjects from the individual level to the
global scale. This project depended on socio-economic
homogenization; one important method of asserting state power was
the transformation of property rights (land redistribution,
collectivization). Communist modernization discriminated against
the inhabitants of rural areas, who were the primary victims of
collectivization and the discriminatory effects of the rules
implemented by policymakers. The resulting radical changes in
peasant lifestyles would become a source of social pathologies.
However, not the authorities but contemporary scholars considered
the social costs of these actions. The book aims at Weberian
disenchantment and contributes to the deconstruction of the common
image of Hungarian socialism, "the happiest barrack". The intended
audience includes readers at the graduate level in the fields of
history, political science, and anthropology, general readers
interested in the history of communism. It is hoped that the
research questions inspire new research for exploring convergent
and divergent elements in social transformation in former communist
countries.
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