Judd Stitziel: Fashioning Socialism

Cover: 9781845202828 | Fashioning Socialism | Judd Stitziel | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2005

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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 [...] 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.

Über den Autor

Judd Stitziel received his Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University and has taught at Cornell and Wesleyan Universities. He is currently an independent scholar based in Washington, DC.

Zusammenfassung

Also available in hardback, 9781845202811 £55.00 (August, 2005)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction * Ideologies and Politics of Consumption * The Logic and Contingencies of Planning, Producing, and Distributing * From "New Out of Old" to "Socialist Fashion":Patching Together an Alternative Consumer Culture * Economies of Value and Politics of Price * The Embarrassment of Surpluses * The Disillusionment of Dreams of Distinction:Hochmodisch Apparel, Fashion Boutiques, and Exquisit Stores * Shopping, Sewing, Networking, Complaining:Consumer Practices and the Relationship between State and Society * Epilogue * Bibliography

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2005
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781845202828
ISBN-10:	1845202821
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Stitziel, Judd
Hersteller:	Berg 3PL
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	234 x 156 x 15 mm
Von/Mit:	Judd Stitziel
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.08.2005
Gewicht:	0,421 kg