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Imagining Postcommunism
Beverly A. James
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Description for Imagining Postcommunism
Imagining Postcommunism, demonstrates how 1956 became a myth according to which events led to the reburial of prime minister Imre Nagy in 1989, free elections in 1990, and the withdrawal of Soviet soldiers on June 19, 1991. It shows how museums, monuments, and holiday rituals have aided the construction of a new Hungary. Series: Eugenia and Hugh M. Stewart '26 Series on Eastern Europe. Num Pages: 224 pages, 42 b/w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 531.
Although the 1956 Hungarian uprising failed to liberate the country from Soviet domination, it became a symbol of freedom for people throughout Eastern Europe and beyond. Labeling the events a counter-revolution, communist authorities exacted revenge in two years of terror and intimidation. Then, for the next thirty years, they pursued a policy of forced forgetting, attempting to obliterate public memory of the events. As communism unraveled in the late 1980s, the 1956 revolution was resurrected as inspiration for a new political order. In Imagining Postcommunism, Beverly James demonstrates how 1956 became a foundational myth according to which the bloody events ... Read more
Although the 1956 Hungarian uprising failed to liberate the country from Soviet domination, it became a symbol of freedom for people throughout Eastern Europe and beyond. Labeling the events a counter-revolution, communist authorities exacted revenge in two years of terror and intimidation. Then, for the next thirty years, they pursued a policy of forced forgetting, attempting to obliterate public memory of the events. As communism unraveled in the late 1980s, the 1956 revolution was resurrected as inspiration for a new political order. In Imagining Postcommunism, Beverly James demonstrates how 1956 became a foundational myth according to which the bloody events ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Eugenia and Hugh M. Stewart '26 Series on Eastern Europe
Number of Pages
224
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585444052
SKU
V9781585444052
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About Beverly A. James
Beverly A. James, who holds a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa, is a professor of communication at the University of New Hampshire. She has studied and taught in Hungary.
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