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Author Giustino, Cathleen M., editor.

Title Socialist Escapes : Breaking Away from Ideology and Everyday Routine in Eastern Europe, 1945-1989
Published New York : Berghahn Books, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (294 pages)
Contents Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction -- Escaping the Monotony of Everyday Life under Socialism; Part I -- Concert Halls and Estate Museums; Chapter 1 -- Instrumentalizing Entertainment and Education: Early Cold-War Music Festivals in East Germany and Poland; Chapter 2 -- Open Gates and Wandering Minds: Codes, Castles, and Chateaux in Socialist Czechoslovakia before 1960; Part II -- Cabins in the Woods; Chapter 3 -- Encountering Poland's ""Wild West"": Tourism in the Bieszczady Mountains under Socialism
Chapter 4 -- Summer Camp for Socialists: Conformity and Escapism at Camp Mitschurin in East GermanyPart III -- Beach Parties; Chapter 5 -- From the Party to the Beach Party: Nudism and Artistic Expression in the People's Republic of Romania; Chapter 6 -- Smoke and Beers: Touristic Escapes and Places to Party in Socialist Bulgaria, 1956-1976; Part IV -- Roadside Adventures and Bright City Lights; Chapter 7 -- Hitchhikers' Paradise: The Intersection of Mass Mobility, Consumer Demand, and Ideology in the People's Republic of Poland
Chapter 8 -- Nocturnal Entertainments, Five-Star Hotels, and Youth Counterculture: Reinventing Budapest's Nightlife under SocialismPart V -- Sports and Stadia; Chapter 9 -- Getting off Track in East Germany: Adolescent Motorcycle Fans and Honecker's Consumer Socialism; Chapter 10 -- Power at Play: Soccer Stadiums and Popular Culture in 1980s Romania; Conclusion: Escapes and Other Border Crossings in Socialist Eastern Europe; Selected Bibliography; Notes on Contributors; Index
Summary During much of the Cold War, physical escape from countries in the East Bloc was a near impossible act. There remained, however, possibilities for other socialist escapes, particularly time away from party ideology and the mundane routines of everyday life. The essays in this volume examine sites of socialist escapes, such as beaches, camp sites, nightclubs, concerts, castles, cars, and soccer matches. The chapters explore the effectiveness of state efforts to engineer society through leisure, entertainment, and related forms of cultural programming and consumption, as it was in leisure and
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Escape (Psychology) -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
Amusements -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
Leisure -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
Socialism and culture -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
Social psychology -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
Escape (Psychology) -- History -- 20th century
HISTORY -- Europe -- Eastern.
HISTORY -- Europe -- Former Soviet Republics.
HISTORY -- Europe -- Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century.
Amusements
Escape (Psychology)
Leisure
Manners and customs
Social conditions
Social psychology
Socialism and culture
Sozialismus
Alltag
Eskapismus
Freizeit
Tourismus
Sportveranstaltung
Musikveranstaltung
SUBJECT Europe, Eastern -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Europe, Eastern -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Europe, Eastern -- History -- 1945-1989. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90001269
Subject Eastern Europe
Osteuropa
Südosteuropa
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Plum, Catherine J., editor.
Vari, Alexander, editor.
LC no. 2012001677
ISBN 9780857456700
0857456709
1299777325
9781299777323
0857456695
9780857456694