‘The authors of this beautiful book are professional academics and intellectuals who grew up in different socialist countries. Exploring “socialist childhoods” in myriad ways, they draw on memories, and collective history, emotional insider knowledge and the measured perspective of an analyst. What emerges is life that was caught between real optimism and dullness, ethical commitments and ideological absurdities, selfless devotion to children and their treatment as a political resource. Such attention to detail and examination of the paradoxical nature of this time makes this collective effort not only timely but remarkably genuine.’
—Alexei Yurchak, University of California, USA
‘The authors of this beautiful book are professional academics and intellectuals who grew up in different socialist countries. Exploring “socialist childhoods” in myriad ways, they draw on memories, and collective history, emotional insider knowledge and the measured perspective of an analyst. What emerges is life that was caught between real optimism and dullness, ethical commitments and ideological absurdities, selfless devotion to children and their treatment as a political resource. Such attention to detail and examination of the paradoxical nature of this time makes this collective effort not only timely but remarkably genuine.’
—Alexei Yurchak, University of California, USA
Childhood and Schooling in (Post)Socialist Societies: Memories of Everyday Life
297Childhood and Schooling in (Post)Socialist Societies: Memories of Everyday Life
297Hardcover(1st ed. 2018)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9783319627908 |
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Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
Publication date: | 12/08/2017 |
Edition description: | 1st ed. 2018 |
Pages: | 297 |
Product dimensions: | 5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d) |