{"product_id":"fashioning-socialism-judd-stitziel-9781845202811","title":"Fashioning Socialism: Clothing, Politics, and Consumer Culture in East Germany","description":"Fashioning Socialism is the first history of communist fashion in East Germany. Using clothing as a lens to read society, the author unveils wider tensions between the regime and the population and within the regime itself. In telling the surprising - and often bizarre - story of communist haute couture, fashion shows, seasonal clearance sales, the textile and garment industries, and everyday consumer practices, this book explores the paradoxical causes, forms, and consequences of East Germany's attempt to create a communist consumer culture during the Cold War. In attempting to compete with capitalism on the West's terms, East Germany unwittingly bred disgruntled consumers - consumers who ultimately tore down the Wall. Topics covered include gender and consumption, Americanization and Sovietization, women as consumer-citizens, and much more. A rare glimpse into consumerism under state socialism, this book offers unique insights into the Cold War, the dynamics and collapse of communism, and modern consumption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Judd Stitziel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1845202813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781845202811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berg 3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.45w x 0.95d","brand":"Judd Stitziel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44809904685311,"sku":"9781845202811","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1223e5f-b6f3-4132-a540-8bca4dec5a77.jpg?v=1707927798","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fashioning-socialism-judd-stitziel-9781845202811","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}