Making of a Socialist Night

Society, Imagination and Everyday Life in Czechoslovakia 1945-1960

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Is there such a thing as a socialist night? And if so, what characterises it? What does it look like, what meanings are attached to it, who inhabits it, and what activities take place within it? In answering these questions, this book takes the reader on a journey through the mental world of post-war Czechoslovak society, the glamour and misery of Czechoslovak cities at night, and the lives and activities of various social groups for whom the night formed a natural environment. This is the first book to apply the insights of the field of night studies to the study of state socialism, uncovering often unexpected connections that emerge when the night is placed at the centre of analysis. At the same time, it raises the important question of what was actually “socialist” about the socialist night?

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-09-30
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Central European University Press
ISBN:9789633868584

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Lucie Dusková is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of History at Charles University. Her research brings together aspects of social and labour history in conversation with popular culture and economic history. Her current research focuses on conceptualising decent work in state-socialist and post socialist Czechoslovakia from a transnational persepective.

Innehållsförteckning

PART 1: SYMBOLISM OF THE NIGHT IN POST-WAR CZECHOSLOVAKIA Chapter 1: Night, Darkness and War Chapter 2: Socialism as Light PART 2: IMPERATIVES OF THE NIGHT Chapter 3: Vigilance Chapter 4: Working Night Shifts PART 3: LIGHTS IN THE NIGHT SPACE Chapter 5: Street Lighting Chapter 6: Neon Lighting Chapter 7: Lights of Socialist Festivities PART 4: LIVING IN THE NIGHT Chapter 8: Having fun Chapter 9: Wandering through the Night, Transgressing Rules Conclusion: A Socialist Night? Abbreviations Bibliography Index