{"product_id":"balkan-blues-consumer-politics-after-state-socialism-hardback-9780253036711","title":"Balkan Blues; Consumer Politics After State Socialism (Hardback) 9780253036711","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBalkan Blues\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eConsumer Politics After State Socialism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eYuson Jung (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253036711\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 February 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e212 pages, 10 black \u0026amp; white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBalkan Blues\u003c\/i\u003e explores how a state transitions from the collectivized production and distribution of socialism to the consumer-focused culture of capitalism. Yuson Jung considers the state as an economic agent in upholding rights and responsibilities in the shift to a global market. Taking Bulgaria as her focus, Jung shows how impoverished Bulgarians developed a consumer-oriented society and how the concept of \"need\" adapted in surprising ways to accommodate this new culture. \u003cbr\u003e Different legal frameworks arose to ensure the rights of vulnerable or deceived consumers. Consumer advocacy NGOs and government officers scrambled to navigate unfamiliar EU-imposed models for consumer affairs departments. All of these changes involved issues of responsibility, accountability, and civic engagement, which brought Bulgarians new ways of viewing both their identities and their sense of agency. Yet these opportunities also raised questions of inequality, injustice, and social stratification. Jung's study provides a compelling argument for reconsidering of the role of the state in the construction of 21st-century consumer cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Note on Transliteration and Translation\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. \u003ci\u003eMente\u003c\/i\u003e: Consumer Grievances\u003cbr\u003e 2. \"Needs,\" Rights, and Protection\u003cbr\u003e 3. Consumer Activism?\u003cbr\u003e 4. Consumption as Civic Engagement \u003cbr\u003e 5. Consumer Politics after State Socialism\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: \"Enough is Enough.\"—The Moral Commitment of the State\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. Notes on Fieldwork: An East Asian Ethnographer in Eastern Europe\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525143654680,"sku":"9780253036711","price":44.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/balkan-blues-consumer-politics-after-state-socialism-hardback-9780253036711","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}