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What does the good life mean in a "backward" place? As communist
regimes denigrated widespread unemployment and consumer excess in
Western countries, socialist Eastern European states simultaneously
legitimized their power through their apparent ability to satisfy
consumers' needs. Moving beyond binaries of production and
consumption, the essays collected here examine the lessons
consumption studies can offer about ethnic and national identity
and the role of economic expertise in shaping consumer behavior.
From Polish VCRs to Ukrainian fashion boutiques, tropical fruits in
the GDR to cinemas in Belgrade, The Socialist Good Life explores
what consumption means in a worker state where communist ideology
emphasizes collective needs over individual pleasures.
What does the good life mean in a "backward" place? As communist
regimes denigrated widespread unemployment and consumer excess in
Western countries, socialist Eastern European states simultaneously
legitimized their power through their apparent ability to satisfy
consumers' needs. Moving beyond binaries of production and
consumption, the essays collected here examine the lessons
consumption studies can offer about ethnic and national identity
and the role of economic expertise in shaping consumer behavior.
From Polish VCRs to Ukrainian fashion boutiques, tropical fruits in
the GDR to cinemas in Belgrade, The Socialist Good Life explores
what consumption means in a worker state where communist ideology
emphasizes collective needs over individual pleasures.
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