Communism and Consumerism - The Soviet Alternative to the Affluent Society (Hardcover)

Consumption in Russia and the former USSR has been lately studied as regards the pre-revolutionary and early Soviet period. The history of Soviet consumption and the Soviet variety of consumerism in the 1950s-1990s has hardly been studied at all. This book concentrates on the late Soviet period but it also considers pre-WWII and even pre-revolutionary times.The book consists of articles, which survey the longue duree of Russian and Soviet consumer attitudes, Soviet ideology of consumption as indicated in texts concerning fashion, the world of Soviet fashion planning and the survival strategies of the Soviet consumer complaining against sub-standard goods and services in a command economy. There's also a case study concerning the uses of concepts with anti-consumerist content. Contributors include: Lena Bogdanova, Olga Gurova, Timo Vihavainen and Larissa Zakharova.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Eurasian Studies Library, 7
Release date:	November 2015
Editors:	Timo Vihavainen • Elena Bogdanova
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	172
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-30396-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social research & statistics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Consumer issues Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Marxism & Communism Books > History > European history > General Promotions
LSN:	90-04-30396-0
Barcode:	9789004303966

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