The unmaking of Soviet life : everyday economies after socialism / Caroline Humphrey
2002, 1st edition. Ithaca : Cornell University Press. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Previous owner's signature. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #444225
Physical description: xxvii, 265 pages : illustrations, map. Contents: The politics of locality in an unstable state -- "Icebergs," barter, and the mafia in provincial Russia -- Mythmaking, narratives, and the dispossessed in Russia -- Creating a culture of disillusionment : consumption in Moscow, a chronicle of changing times -- Strategies beyond the law -- Traders, "disorder," and citizenship regimes in provincial Russia -- Russian protection rackets and the appropriation of law and order -- Rethinking bribery in contemporary Russia -- Rethinking personhood -- Avgai Khad : theft and social trust in postcommunist Mongolia -- The domestic mode of production in Post-Soviet Siberia? The villas of the "new Russians" : a sketch of consumption and cultural identity in Post-Soviet landscapes -- Shamans in the city. Subjects: Since 1991. Post-communism Russia (Federation). Post-communism Mongolia. Economic history.
Price: €125.00