"The major contribution of the volume lays in its rethinking of the
postsocialist paradigm from an insider's perspective. By taking a
longue duree perspective on their societies, contributors explore
cultural, political, and economic transformations, revealing the
complex interactions between global processes and specific
localities. Their scholarship prove, . if still necessary, that
Central and Eastern European anthropology is thriving both at home
and abroad." JRAI
"This book may be a pioneering endeavour, not only in the study
of anthropological changes in the heart of Europe, but also for
Central European socio-anthropological research. It is nearly
impossible to compare this to other books in this field as it is
truly an innovative work and acts as a source of inspiration for
additional research and the deepening of discussion on existing
materials." Central European Journal of International and Security
Studies
."..all these case studies presented are fascinating, covering
as they do often little or unresearched topics...This collection
should be interesting for people engaged in East European studies."
Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics
"Seeking to dispel the myth that Eastern European anthropology
is parochial and centered on folkloric research, the volume
showcases rich ethnographies that spell out the connections between
local and global processes and provide insight into new social
hierarchies and marginalities." Anthropos
Now that nearly twenty years have passed since the collapse of
the Soviet bloc there is a need to understand what has taken place
since that historic date and where we are at the moment. Bringing
together authors with different historical, cultural, regional and
theoretical backgrounds, this volume engages in debates that
address new questions arising from recent developments, such as
whether there is a need to reject or uphold the notion of
post-socialism as both a necessary and valid concept ignoring
changes and differences across both time and space. The authors'
firsthand ethnographies from their own countries belie such a
simplistic notion, revealing, as they do, the cultural, social, and
historical diversity of countries of Central and Southeastern
Europe.
Laszlo Kurti has taught anthropology at the American University,
and Eotvos University in Budapest, and presently teaches at the
University of Miskolc. He has conducted fieldwork in the US,
Romania and Hungary. His books include: "Beyond Borders" (1996,
co-edited with J. Langman), "The Remote Borderland" (2001), "Youth
and the State in Hungary" (2002), and he served as co-editor for
"Working Images" (2004).
Peter Skalnik currently teaches social anthropology at the
University of Pardubice. He was the Czech ambassador to Lebanon
(1992-1997). He has edited or co-edited: "The Early Writings of
Bronislaw Malinowski" (1993), "The Post-communist Millennium: The
Struggles for Sociocultural Anthropology in Central and Eastern
Europe" (2002), "Anthropology of Europe: Teaching and Research"
(2004), "Studying Peoples in the People's Democracies: Socialist
Era Anthropology in East-Central Europe" (2005).
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