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Oxford University Press Communism Unwrapped: Consumption in Cold War Eastern Europe

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Communism Unwrapped offers a distinctive scholarly examination of daily life under communism in postwar Eastern Europe through the lens of consumption. This Oxford University Press collection brings together essays from American and European scholars across multiple disciplines to explore how people shopped, ate, drank, smoked, cooked and acquired goods in communist societies. The book argues that consumption practices were fundamental to how communism was actually lived and experienced across the region's diverse contexts. Rather than viewing consumption as peripheral to communist life, the editors demonstrate how these everyday economic activities shaped social relations, personal identity and political experience. This fresh perspective provides readers with nuanced insights into the material culture and consumer behaviour that characterised Eastern European communism, challenging conventional narratives about austerity and deprivation under communist rule.

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Communism Unwrapped presents essays from both American and European scholars examining consumption patterns across postwar Eastern European communist societies.

The collection explores everyday shopping, dining, smoking and acquisition of goods as central to understanding how communism was experienced by ordinary people.

Multiple disciplinary perspectives within Communism Unwrapped offer comprehensive analysis of material culture and consumer behaviour under communist regimes.

Oxford University Press publication ensures scholarly rigour and academic credibility for this examination of Cold War Eastern European economic and social history.

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20 September 2012
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