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Poor but Sexy – Culture Clashes in Europe East and West
Agata Pyzik
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Description for Poor but Sexy – Culture Clashes in Europe East and West
Paperback. How the East stayed East and the West stayed West. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HPS; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 316.
24 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Europe is as divided as ever. The passengers of the low-budget airlines go east for stag parties, and they go West for work; but the East stays East, and West stays West. Caricatures abound - the Polish plumber in the tabloids, the New Cold War in the broadsheets and the endless search for 'the new Berlin' for hipsters. Against the stereotypes, Agata Pyzik peers behind the curtain to take a look at the secret histories of Eastern Europe (and its tortured relations with the 'West'). Neoliberalism and mass migration, post-punk and ... Read more
24 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Europe is as divided as ever. The passengers of the low-budget airlines go east for stag parties, and they go West for work; but the East stays East, and West stays West. Caricatures abound - the Polish plumber in the tabloids, the New Cold War in the broadsheets and the endless search for 'the new Berlin' for hipsters. Against the stereotypes, Agata Pyzik peers behind the curtain to take a look at the secret histories of Eastern Europe (and its tortured relations with the 'West'). Neoliberalism and mass migration, post-punk and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
310
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780993942
SKU
V9781780993942
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About Agata Pyzik
Agata Pyzik is a Polish journalist who divides her time between Warsaw and London, where she has already established herself as a writer on art, music and culture for various magazines, including The Wire, Icon, Guardian, Afterall and Frieze.
Reviews for Poor but Sexy – Culture Clashes in Europe East and West
A necessary corrective to the paper-thin portrayal of Eastern Europe by Western media. Pyzik's writing is clear, direct, knowledgeable - and partisan, in the best sense of the word.
Daniel Trilling, author of Bloody Nasty People: The Rise of Britain's Far Right.
Daniel Trilling, author of Bloody Nasty People: The Rise of Britain's Far Right.