{"product_id":"sexuality-and-gender-in-postcommunist-eastern-europe-and-russia-9780789022943","title":"Sexuality and Gender in Postcommunist Eastern","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImportant new findings on sex and gender in the former Soviet Bloc!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sexuality and Gender in Postcommunist Eastern Europe and Russia is a groundbreaking look at the new sexual reality in Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe after the fall of communism. The book presents the kind of candid discussion of sexual identities, sexual politics, and gender arrangements that was often censored and rarely discussed openly before the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1987. Authors from a variety of disciplines examine how the changes caused by rapid economic and social transformation have affected human sexuality and if those changes can generate the social tolerance necessary to produce a well-rooted democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The first theoretical and empirical body of work to sexuality in (post)transitional countries, Sexuality and Gender in Postcommunist Eastern Europe and Russia examines the effects of the profound social transformation taking place in the former Soviet Union. Through an inter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e About the Editors\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Foreword \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction. Sexuality and Gender in Times of Transition (Aleksandar tulhofer and Theo Sandfort)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Changing the Gender Order\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Changing Social Regulation of Sexuality\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sexualities in Postcommunism\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Contributions\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e PART I: POSTCOMMUNIST CONSTRUCTIONS OF GENDER AND \u003cbr\u003eSEXUALITY\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1. Gender Inequalities in the Nationalist, Nontransitional Context of Serbia, Emphasizing Vojvodina, During the 1990s (Tatjana Ðuric-Kuzmanovic)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Gendered Approach to Theories of Development and Transition\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e General Economic and Social Conditions in Serbia During the 1990s\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gender Oppression in Serbia: From Socialism to State-Directed Nondevelopment\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Current Developments and Future Trends in the Labor Market for Women During Transition in Serbia, Emphasizing Vojvodina\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Summary: Toward Affirmative Action\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2. Hierarchies of Difference: National Identity, Gay and Lesbian Rights, \u003cbr\u003eand the Church in Postcommunist Romania (Voichita Nachescu)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gender and Romanian Communism\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Brief History\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Actors of the Debate\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Debate\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3. From Sworn Virgins to Transvestite Prostitutes: Performing Gender and \u003cbr\u003eSexuality in Two Films from Yugoslavia (Kevin Moss)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4. The Spatiality of Identities and Sexualities: Is Transition a \u003cbr\u003eChallenging Point at All? (Biljana Kaic) \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introductory Notes: Facing the Question\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Facing the Approach and Problem That Sexuality Matters\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Facing Transition and War(s): Stereotypes, Trends, and Media Signifiers of Sexualities\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Facing Female Sexuality Within the Pornography of War(s)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Instead of a Conclusion: Facing Obstacles, Gaps, and Potentials Within\/Crossing Transition\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e PART II. SEXUAL POLITICS AND SEXUAL IDENTITIES\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 5. Sexual Culture and Politics in Contemporary Russia (Igor S. Kon)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Post-Soviet Sexuality\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Attitudes Toward Sex Education\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Antisexual Crusade\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 6. Serbian Sexual Response: Gender and Sexuality in Serbia During the \u003cbr\u003e1990s (Tea Nikolic)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Excitement (The Awakening of the Nation)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Plateau (Turbo Folk)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Orgasm (Pornography)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Resolution\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 7. The Sexual Status of Lesbian Women in Slovenia in the 1990s (Tatjana Greif)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Historical Background\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Lesbian Movement in Slovenia\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Current Legal Situation Concerning Lesbian Women\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Lesbians Within Education, the Health System, and the Military\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Social Situation Concerning Lesbian Women\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 8. Sexualities in Belarus: Some Major Patterns of Sexual Behavior and Their Cultural Background (Alexei Lalo and Nikolai Schitov)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Gender Roles and Images\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sexualities and Witch Hunts\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Post-Soviet Sexual Discourses and Western Influences\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Issues of Domestic Violence: The Controversial Role of Physicians\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sex-Related Prejudice and Sex Crimes: The Orthodox Church and Homophobia\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 9. The New Visibility: Representing Sexual Minorities in the Popular Culture of Post-Soviet Russia (Brian James Baer)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e PART III. THE RISE OF SEX MARKETS\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 10. Supplying Women for the Sex Industry: Trafficking from the Russian Federation (Donna Hughes)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Collapse and Criminalization of the State and Economy\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Economic Inequality for Women\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Regional Variation in Unemployment\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Traffickers Recruiting Women for Work Abroad\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Public and Private Violence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018445193559,"sku":"9780789022943","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780789022943.jpg?v=1750776915","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sexuality-and-gender-in-postcommunist-eastern-europe-and-russia-9780789022943","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}