Sexuality and Gender in Postcommunist Eastern Europe and Russia
Edmond J Coleman
Important new findings on sex and gender in the former Soviet Bloc!
Sexuality and Gender in Postcommunist Eastern Europe and Russia is a groundbreaking look at the new sexual reality in Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe after the fall of communism. The book presents the kind of candid discussion of sexual identities, sexual politics, and gender arrangements that was often censored and rarely discussed openly before the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1987. Authors from a variety of disciplines examine how the changes caused by rapid economic and social transformation have affected human sexuality and if those ... Read more
- the negative consequences of Serbia’s state-directed non-development during the 1990s
- the causes and consequences of trafficking in women from the Russian Federation
- the ongoing debate over human rights for sexual minorities in Romania
- the effects of two Yugoslavian films released in the 1990s that feature transgender characters
- sexualities in transition in Croatia
- problems created by changes in sexual behavior among urban Russian adolescents
- the social and legal state of lesbians in Slovenia
Sexuality and Gender in Postcommunist Eastern Europe and Russia fills in the gap in the current knowledge and understanding of the effects of the profound social changes taking place in Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe. The book is an essential read for academics and researchers working in gender studies, political science, and gay and lesbian studies. Handy tables and figures make the information easy to access and understand.
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