The Danger is Everywhere! The Insecurity of Transition in Postsocialist Hungary

West, Barbara A.

ISBN 10: 1577661982 / ISBN 13: 9781577661986

Published by Waveland Pr Inc, 2001

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Signed by author on half title page. Glossy covers, solid binding. Minimal wear. Clean unmarked pages. ; 8.75 X 5.90 X 0.25 inches; 155 pages; Signed by author.

Seller Inventory # 18303

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Danger is Everywhere! The Insecurity of Transition in Postsocialist Hungary
• Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1577661982
• ISBN 13: 9781577661986
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

In this highly original ethnography about the people of postsocialist Szeged, a marginalized border city in Hungary, West provides valuable historical background to help illustrate and explain the impact of freedom from state paternalism. She embraces and includes voices, opinions, and experiences of community members to discover that their main concern is lack of security. In a new era of political and economic freedom, they no longer know what each day will bring; the system no longer provides employment, health care, education, housing, and loopholes for living more comfortably. The intricate effects of change on kinship, holidays, agriculture, the perception Hungarians have of themselves, and gendered representations of the nation and its members are unraveled to reveal a community in the midst of reconstructing its identity.