{"product_id":"on-the-social-life-of-postsocialism-9780253221704","title":"On the Social Life of Postsocialism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePathbreaking studies of the postsocialist transition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Berdahl's] work reinforces the importance of European ethnography and acts as a critical resource on the study of borders, cultural change and social belonging. . . Berdahl's essays are well crafted, infused with feeling, dotted with specific examples, and evoke larger theoretical questions, not just about Eastern Germany, but about understandings of self, memory and belonging. Her writing manages to capture fleeting moments and movements in postsocialist Germany, and the book is both informative and a joy to read. 28. 1 2010\u003c\/p\u003e * ANTHROPOLOGY E EUROPE REVIEW *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars interested in meaning, memory, consumption and representation of the East German past will greatly benefit from reading this thoughtful volume. 29.2 2011\u003c\/p\u003e * German History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a posthumous publication and deserved labour of love, this compilation understandably has some repetitions and loose ends, but also highly suggestive arguments that remain ours to pursue. It is a pleasure to follow Berdahl's lines of thought and growth as a scholar, her consummate fieldwork and writing.\u003c\/p\u003e * Anthropological Notebooks *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis highly readable book spans a full life of research and offers researchers and students alike an opportunity to continue the discussions which Berdahl pioneered as the historical events themselves were taking place.\u003c\/p\u003e * German Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection is an excellent introduction to Daphne Berdahl's generous and insightful ethnography... [R]eaders will be rewarded by her perceptive research, skillful prose, and humanizing insights.April, 2011\u003c\/p\u003e * H-SAE *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface by Michael Herzfeld\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Matti Bunzl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1. Washington, D.C.\u003cbr\u003e 1. Voices at the Wall: Discourses of Self, History, and National Identity at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2. Kella\u003cbr\u003e 2. Consumer Rites: The Politics of Consumption in Re-Unified Germany\u003cbr\u003e 3. \"(N)Ostalgie\" for the Present: Memory, Longing, and East German Things\u003cbr\u003e 4. \"Go, Trabi, Go!\": Reflections on a Car and Its Symbolization over Time\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mixed Devotions: Religion, Friendship, and Fieldwork in Postsocialist East Germany\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3. Leipzig\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Spirit of Capitalism and the Boundaries of Citizenship in Post-Wall Germany\u003cbr\u003e 7. Local Hero, National Crook: \"Doc\" Schneider and the Spectacle of Finance Capital\u003cbr\u003e 8. Expressions of Experience and Experiences of Expression: Museum Re-Presentations of GDR History\u003cbr\u003e 9. Goodbye Lenin, Aufwiedersehen GDR: On the Social Life of Socialism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400662786391,"sku":"9780253221704","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253221704.jpg?v=1730471237","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-the-social-life-of-postsocialism-9780253221704","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}