{"product_id":"making-sense-of-dictatorship-domination-and-everyday-life-in-east-central-europe-after-1945-hardcover-1","title":"Making Sense of Dictatorship: Domination and Everyday Life in East Central Europe after 1945 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCelia Donert\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAna Kladnik\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMartin Sabrow\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did political power function in the communist regimes of East Central Europe after 1945? \u003cem\u003eMaking Sense of Dictatorship\u003c\/em\u003e addresses this question with a particular focus on the acquiescent behavior of the majority of the population until, at the end of the 1980s, their rejection of state socialism and its authoritarian world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors refer to the concept of Sinnwelt, the way in which groups and individuals made sense of the world around them. The essays focus on the dynamics of everyday life and the extent to which the relationship between citizens and the state was collaborative or antagonistic. Each chapter addresses a different aspect of life in this period, including modernization, consumption and leisure, and the everyday experiences of \"ordinary people,\" single mothers, or those adopting alternative lifestyles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpirically rich and conceptually original, the essays in this volume suggest new ways to understand how people make sense of everyday life under dictatorial regimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Celia Donert is University Lecturer in 20th Century Central European History, since c. 1900 at the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge. Ana Kladnik is Researcher at the Institute of Contemporary History, Ljubljana. Martin Sabrow was from 2004 to 2021 Director of the Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History in Potsdam and Professor of Recent and Contemporary History at Humboldt University, Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47517062201565,"sku":"9789633864272","price":179.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/cndaWXB5QWFjais2V09IR3hrTWlEZz09_51044f90-a34f-4a12-8917-8d3cd8e6ccef.webp?v=1772191086","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/making-sense-of-dictatorship-domination-and-everyday-life-in-east-central-europe-after-1945-hardcover-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}