{"product_id":"postsoviet-social-9780691148311","title":"PostSoviet Social","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines reform in Russia beyond the Washington Consensus. This title uses the Russian case to examine neoliberalism as a central form of political rationality in contemporary societies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[T]he overall arguments are clearly and exhaustively explicated, and Collier demonstrates a strong grasp of economics and economic history... [M]uch is provided that will interest a variety of scholars of political economy, as well as those with areal interests.\"--Samuel Schueth, Social Anthropology \"Ambitious in its scope and level of detail, theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich, Collier's latest book makes an important contribution to Foucauldian scholarship. In particular, it helps us appreciate the significance and uniqueness of the Soviet biopolitical project, while suggesting a productive line of inquiry into the nexus between neoliberalism and social modernity. It also encourages us to critically interrogate neoliberal narratives in terms of their history and effects, to appreciate the flexibility of neoliberal reforms and to focus on specific practices in order to understand what makes them neoliberal.\"--Volha Piotukh, Foucault Studies \"[B]y advocating the study of the actual ideas and policies, not merely the political manifestos, of economists and international financial institutions like the World Bank, as they change in interaction with material and social structures, Collier advances our understanding of socialism, postsocialism, and neoliberalism. This book would be useful in graduate courses on neoliberalism and postsocialism.\"--Johanna Bockman, Slavic Review \"Undoubtedly, Collier's book is complex, yet highly rewarding, and this reviewer is certain that this book will transform not only our perception of how neoliberal reform actually worked in places like post-Soviet Russia, but also how we approach neoliberalism as an object of anthropological inquiry.\"--Valter Cvijic, Anthropological Notebooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations and Tables ix  Preface: Formal and Substantive xi  Acknowledgments xv  Chapter One: Introduction: Post-Soviet, Post-Social? 1      Part I: Soviet Social Modernity 31  Chapter Two: The Birth of Soviet Biopolitics 39  Chapter Three: City-building 65  Chapter Four: City-building in Belaya Kalitva 84  Chapter Five: Consolidation, Stagnation, Breakup 108      Part II: Neoliberalism and Social Modernity 127  Chapter Six: Adjustment Problems 139  Chapter Seven: Budgets and Biopolitics: On Substantive Provisioningand Formal Rationalization 162  Chapter Eight: The Intransigence of Things 202  Epilogue: An Ineffective Controversy 245      Notes 253  References 279  Index 299","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403779383639,"sku":"9780691148311","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691148311.jpg?v=1730484520","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/postsoviet-social-9780691148311","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}