{"product_id":"remains-of-socialism-maya-nadkarni-9781501750175","title":"Remains of Socialism: Memory and the Futures of the Past in Postsocialist Hungary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemains of Socialism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Maya Nadkarni investigates the changing fates of the socialist past in postsocialist Hungary.\u003c\/b\u003e She introduces the concept of \"remains\"--both physical objects and cultural remainders--to analyze all that Hungarians sought to leave behind after the end of state socialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning more than two decades of postsocialist transformation, \u003ci\u003e Remains of Socialism\u003c\/i\u003e follows Hungary from the optimism of the early years of transition to its recent right-wing turn toward illiberal democracy. Nadkarni analyzes remains that range from exiled statues of Lenin to the socialist-era \"Bambi\" soda, and from discredited official histories to the scandalous secrets of the communist regime's informers. She deftly demonstrates that these remains were far more than simply the leftovers of an unwanted past. Ultimately, the struggles to define remains of socialism and settle their fates would represent attempts to determine the future--and to mourn futures that never materialized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maya Nadkarni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501750178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501750175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Maya Nadkarni","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46617957794047,"sku":"9781501750175","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_286d374f-cb74-4426-babe-1beed9a325aa.jpg?v=1740068794","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/remains-of-socialism-maya-nadkarni-9781501750175","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}