{"product_id":"socialist-escapes-cathleen-m-giustino-9781782389255","title":"Socialist Escapes: Breaking Away from Ideology and Everyday Routine in Eastern Europe, 1945-1989","description":"\u003cp\u003e During much of the Cold War, physical escape from countries in the Eastern Bloc was a nearly impossible act. There remained, however, possibilities for other socialist escapes, particularly time spent free from party ideology and the mundane routines of everyday life. The essays in this volume examine sites of socialist escapes, such as beaches, campgrounds, nightclubs, concerts, castles, cars, and soccer matches. The chapters explore the effectiveness of state efforts to engineer society through leisure, entertainment, and related forms of cultural programming and consumption. They lead to a deeper understanding of state-society relations in the Soviet sphere, where the state did not simply \"dictate from above\" and inhabitants had some opportunities to shape solidarities, identities, and meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cathleen M. Giustino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1782389253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782389255\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berghahn Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Cathleen M. Giustino","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46906929512703,"sku":"9781782389255","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f0ffb22-20b5-4067-ac9a-71955fe5748b.jpg?v=1748771801","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/socialist-escapes-cathleen-m-giustino-9781782389255","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}