Title Waiting for Macedonia : identity in a changing world / Ilká Thiessen

Published Peterborough, Ont. ; Orchard Park, NY : Broadview Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (206 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits Series Broadview ethnographies & case studies Broadview ethnographies & case studies. Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Macedonian Context -- Chapter Two. Mapping Urban Identity -- Chapter Three. The Disintegration of Yugoslavia: Gender-Experienced by Three Generations -- Chapter Four. Getting Along -- Chapter Five. Shopping for the "New" Person -- Chapter Six. Silhouette: The Sculpted Body -- Chapter Seven. Conclusion -- Bibliography and Recommended Reading -- Index Summary Waiting for Macedonia gives insight into one of the most moving moments in post-war European history: the hope for a new Europe in the years following the collapse of communism. In this ethnography, Thiessen explores the different ways in which identity has been negotiated in Macedonia since the disintegration of Yugoslavia. In contrast to more familiar approaches to the Balkans-which emphasize tradition, rural life, and women in the contexts of kinship and marriage-Thiessen here investigates the everyday habits of a group of young professional women in Skopje. Using research data spanning eight years (1988-96), she traces key aspects of their life, including family relationships, television and shopping habits, cafe life, and attitudes to work. At the same time, she also raises larger questions about Macedonian, Balkan, and Eastern European notions of identity, suggesting that western discourses about former socialist countries may in turn be influencing the way young urban Macedonians see themselves Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-198) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Women engineers -- North Macedonia -- Skopje -- Social conditions Women engineers -- North Macedonia -- Skopje -- Attitudes Women engineers -- North Macedonia -- Skopje -- Interviews Social change -- North Macedonia Post-communism -- North Macedonia SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. Politics and government Post-communism Social change Women engineers SUBJECT North Macedonia -- Politics and government -- 1945-1992. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93009622 North Macedonia -- Politics and government -- 1992- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94000182 Subject North Macedonia North Macedonia -- Skopje Genre/Form Electronic books Interviews Form Electronic book LC no. 2006287288 ISBN 9781442603219 1442603216

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