{"product_id":"communism-unwrapped-paulina-bren-9780199827671","title":"Communism Unwrapped: Consumption in Cold War Eastern Europe","description":"\u003cem\u003eCommunism Unwrapped\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the complex world of consumption in Cold War Eastern Europe, exploring the ways people shopped, ate, drank, smoked, cooked, acquired, assessed and exchanged goods. These everyday experiences, the editors and contributors argue, were central to the way that communism was lived in its widely varied contexts in the region. From design, to production, to retail sales and black market exchange, \u003cem\u003eCommunism Unwrapped\u003c\/em\u003e follows communist goods from producer to consumer, tracing their circuitous routes. In the communist world this journey was rife with its own meanings, shaped by the special political and social circumstances of these societies. In examining consumption behind the Iron Curtain, this volume brings dimension and nuance to understandings of the communist period and the history of consumerism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paulina Bren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199827672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199827671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2013","brand":"Paulina Bren","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44540314124543,"sku":"9780199827671","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_128160ef-7c2e-4be2-90a9-b712b898b98e.jpg?v=1700587207","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/communism-unwrapped-paulina-bren-9780199827671","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}