Cultural Transformations After Communism: Central and Eastern Europe in Focus (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789185509591)

Focusing on the profound transformation in Central and Eastern Europe since the fall of the Iron Curtain, this record analyzes complex cultural dimensions, such as lifestyles, habits, value markers, and identity. Written by a group of experts, it presents case studies from the former communist countries that are members of the European Union today and attempts to answer crucial questions about the constructions of a new identity in the region: Have the processes of democratization and opening the borders produced mentality changes and new value systems? Is there a convergence of values and cultures between the new and old EU-members? Have there been backlashes in the processes of reconstructing national identities? This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in European integration, issues of national identity, and the politics and culture of the post-Communist countries.

Author: Barbara Törnquist-Plewa
ISBN-10: 9185509590
ISBN-13: 9789185509591
Publisher: Nordic Academic Press
Language: English
Published: 01/08/2011
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.00w x 1.10d