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Deserved : Economic Memories after the Fall of the Iron Curtain by Till Hilmar (2023, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherColumbia University Press
ISBN-100231209789
ISBN-139780231209786
eBay Product ID (ePID)6058377051
Product Key Features
Number of Pages280 Pages
Publication NameDeserved : Economic Memories after the Fall of the Iron Curtain
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2023
SubjectRussia & the Former Soviet Union, Economic History, Sociology / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, Business & Economics, History
AuthorTill Hilmar
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight16.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2022-051741
ReviewsThe strength of Hilmar's book lies in its contribution to memory studies. While memory studies scholars have paid a lot of attention to memories of repression, resistance, and political transformation, there is, as he rightly observes, 'a dearth of approaches to economic change in sociological thinking about memory.', Deserved is the first full-fledged theory of perception of economic justice in the field of memory studies. This book will resonate with the growing interest in economic aspects of social memory, and Hilmar's concept of 'moral deservingness' will become a useful tool for studying perception of other instances of economic changes., In this astute, captivating, analysis of disruptive economic change, Till Hilmar moves persuasively beyond the 'morality' and 'economy' binary to draw a timely lesson: it's in the very fabric of social relations, and even our memory of them, that we pursue moral worth and economic deservingness. Read this gem of a book that, yes, deserves , wide attention., The book is original, illuminating, and consistently insightful, and it shows a deep acquaintance with the literature on memory and social identity. As such Deserved is a highly valuable contribution to cultural sociology., Deserved is the first attempt to propose a full-fledged theory of perception of economic justice in the field of memory studies. The evidence Hilmar has collected from East-Central Europe is interesting, and the book will resonate with the growing interest in economic aspects of social memory. His concept of 'moral deservingness' will become a useful tool for studying perception of other instances of economic changes., What if memory were not only about war, exile, trauma, and genocide? Hilmar's inspiring work sets a new and crucial agenda for memory studies by highlighting the importance of economic memories for understanding contemporary societies. Deserved makes a clarion call for putting socioeconomic perspectives back into the study of remembrance., What if memory was not only about war, exile, trauma, and genocide? Hilmar's inspiring work sets a new and crucial agenda for memory studies by highlighting the importance of economic memories for understanding contemporary societies. Deserved makes a clarion call for putting socio-economic perspectives back into the study of remembrance., Deserved is a fascinating journey into the turmoil of post-1989 transformation in Central Europe. On the basis of in-depth interviews, he reveals the moral grammar that surrounds the remembrance of economic ruptures, and how the language of deservingness and social inclusion makes up the social fabric of society., Deserved is a fascinating journey into the turmoil of post-1989 transformation in Central Europe. On the basis of in-depth interviews, Hilmar reveals the moral grammar that surrounds the remembrance of economic ruptures and how the language of deservingness and inclusion makes up the fabric of society., In this astute and captivating analysis of disruptive economic change, Hilmar moves persuasively beyond the 'morality' and 'economy' binary to draw a timely lesson: it's in the very fabric of social relations, even our memory of them, that we pursue moral worth and economic deservingness. Read this gem of a book that, yes, deserves wide attention.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal330.947
Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Historical Trajectories 2. Remembering Economic Change After 1989 3. Deserving and Undeserving Others 4. The Social Experience of the Transformation Period Epilogue: How Right-Wing Populists Capture Deservingness Methodological Appendix Acknowledgments Copyright Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisTill Hilmar examines memories of the postsocialist transition in East Germany and the Czech Republic to offer new insights into the power of narratives about economic change., After the fall of the Iron Curtain, people across the former socialist world saw their lives transformed. In just a few years, labor markets were completely disrupted, and the meanings attached to work were drastically altered. How did people who found themselves living under state socialism one day and capitalist democracy the next adjust to the changing social order and its new system of values? Till Hilmar examines memories of the postsocialist transition in East Germany and the Czech Republic to offer new insights into the power of narratives about economic change. Despite the structural nature of economic shifts, people often interpret life outcomes in individual terms. Many are deeply attached to the belief that success and failure must be deserved. Emphasizing individual effort, responsibility, and character, they pass moral judgments based on a person's fortunes in the job market. Hilmar argues that such frameworks represent ways of making sense of the profound economic and social dislocations after 1989. People craft narratives of deservingness about themselves and others to solve the problem of belonging in a new social order. Drawing on in-depth interviews with engineers and care workers as well as historical and comparative analysis of the breakdown of communism in Eastern Europe, Deserved sheds new light on the moral imagination of capitalism and the experience of economic change. This book also offers crucial perspective on present-day politics, showing how notions of deservingness and moral worth have propelled right-wing populism.
LC Classification NumberHC244.H55 2023
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