{"product_id":"deserved-9780231209793","title":"Deserved","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTill Hilmar examines memories of the postsocialist transition in East Germany and the Czech Republic to offer new insights into the power of narratives about economic change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this astute and captivating analysis of disruptive economic change, Hilmar moves persuasively beyond the ‘morality’ and ‘economy’ binary to draw a timely lesson: it’s in the very fabric of social relations, even our memory of them, that we pursue moral worth and economic deservingness. Read this gem of a book that, yes, \u003ci\u003edeserves\u003c\/i\u003e wide attention. -- Nina Bandelj, coeditor of Money Talks: Explaining How Money Really Works\u003cbr\u003eWhat if memory were not only about war, exile, trauma, and genocide? Hilmar’s inspiring work sets a new and crucial agenda for memory studies by highlighting the importance of economic memories for understanding contemporary societies. \u003ci\u003eDeserved\u003c\/i\u003e makes a clarion call for putting socioeconomic perspectives back into the study of remembrance. -- Sarah Gensburger, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBeyond Memory: Can We Really Learn from the Past?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeserved\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating journey into the turmoil of post-1989 transformation in Central Europe. On the basis of in-depth interviews, Hilmar reveals the moral grammar that surrounds the remembrance of economic ruptures and how the language of deservingness and inclusion makes up the fabric of society. -- Steffen Mau, Professor of Sociology, Humboldt University of Berlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeserved \u003c\/i\u003eis the first full-fledged theory of perception of economic justice in the field of memory studies. This book will resonate with the growing interest in economic aspects of social memory, and Hilmar’s concept of ‘moral deservingness’ will become a useful tool for studying perception of other instances of economic changes. -- Joanna Wawrzyniak, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eRemembering the Neoliberal Turn: Economic Change and Collective Memory in Eastern Europe after 1989\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is original, illuminating, and consistently insightful, and it shows a deep acquaintance with the literature on memory and social identity. As such \u003ci\u003eDeserved\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly valuable contribution to cultural sociology. * Understanding Society *\u003cbr\u003eA novel and conceptually rich take on the history and memory of the post-socialist transformations. * CEU Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Historical Trajectories\u003cbr\u003e2. Remembering Economic Change After 1989\u003cbr\u003e3. Deserving and Undeserving Others\u003cbr\u003e4. The Social Experience of the Transformation Period\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: How Right-Wing Populists Capture Deservingness\u003cbr\u003eMethodological Appendix\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eCopyright Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864264552791,"sku":"9780231209793","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231209793.jpg?v=1722271140","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/deserved-9780231209793","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}