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An Archaeology of Socialism (Materializing Culture)
Victor Buchli
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paperback. Adopting a material culture perspective, this study examines the social and cultural history of the Soviet period, looking particularly at social relations and the way individuals variously appropriated architectural space and material culture in order to cope with daily life. Series: Materializing Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; AM; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JHM; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
This highly original case study, which adopts a material culture perspective, is unprecedented in social and cultural histories of the Soviet period and provides a unique window on social relations. The author demonstrates how Moisei Ginzburg's Constructivist masterpiece, the Narkomfin Communal House, employed classic Marxist understandings of material culture in an effort to overturn capitalist and patriarchal social structures. Through the edifying effects of architectural forms, Ginzburg attempted to induce socialist and feminist-inspired social and gender relations. The author shows how, for the inhabitants, these principles manifested themselves, from taste to hygiene to gender roles, and how individuals variously appropriated ... Read more
This highly original case study, which adopts a material culture perspective, is unprecedented in social and cultural histories of the Soviet period and provides a unique window on social relations. The author demonstrates how Moisei Ginzburg's Constructivist masterpiece, the Narkomfin Communal House, employed classic Marxist understandings of material culture in an effort to overturn capitalist and patriarchal social structures. Through the edifying effects of architectural forms, Ginzburg attempted to induce socialist and feminist-inspired social and gender relations. The author shows how, for the inhabitants, these principles manifested themselves, from taste to hygiene to gender roles, and how individuals variously appropriated ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Materializing Culture
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781859734261
SKU
V9781859734261
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About Victor Buchli
Victor Buchli Lecturer,Department of Anthropology, University College London
Reviews for An Archaeology of Socialism (Materializing Culture)
'Buchli has admirably countered ... considerable difficulties in a multi-faceted investigative process which could be characterized as an 'archaeology of socialism', in a sense reminiscent of Foucault's 'Archaeology of Knowledge'.'Journal of Design History'An Archaeology of Socialism is a fascinating and well written book based on the intellectually charming premise that theories of the function of material culture were heavily tested ... Read more