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Author: Choi Chatterjee
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Imprint: University of Pittsburgh Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.00cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.318kg
ISBN: 9780822961109
ISBN 10: 0822961105
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 14 April 2002
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Chatterjee's laudably eclectic approach to International Women's Day allows her to paint a vivid picture of the opportunism that motivated the incorporation of IWD into the Soviet calendar. . . . Successfully illustrates the emblematic nature of IWD as an instance of early Soviet culture . . . will find an enthusiastic readership among those interested in the history of feminism in Russia, as well as those looking for a broader understanding of women's role in Russian revolutionary culture. --Russian Review Extremely well researched. . . . Adds a great deal to our understanding of the cultural history of Russia from the immediate prerevolutionary period through the 1930s. --American Historical Review This innovative book examines the contradictory promises the Soviet state made to women. Examining a wide-range of media, from theater to cartoons, Choi Chatterjee makes a compelling case for distinctive form of Soviet modernity embodied in the new Soviet woman. --Lynn Mally, University of California, Irvine
This innovative book examines the contradictory promises the Soviet state made to women. Examining a wide-range of media, from theater to cartoons, Choi Chatterjee makes a compelling case for distinctive form of Soviet modernity embodied in the new Soviet woman. <br> --Lynn Mally, University of California, Irvine
This innovative book examines the contradictory promises the Soviet state made to women. Examining a wide-range of media, from theater to cartoons, Choi Chatterjee makes a compelling case for distinctive form of Soviet modernity embodied in the new Soviet woman. --Lynn Mally, University of California, Irvine Extremely well researched. . . . Adds a great deal to our understanding of the cultural history of Russia from the immediate prerevolutionary period through the 1930s. --American Historical Review Chatterjee's laudably eclectic approach to International Women's Day allows her to paint a vivid picture of the opportunism that motivated the incorporation of IWD into the Soviet calendar. . . . Successfully illustrates the emblematic nature of IWD as an instance of early Soviet culture . . . will find an enthusiastic readership among those interested in the history of feminism in Russia, as well as those looking for a broader understanding of women's role in Russian revolutionary culture. --Russian Review
Author Information
Choi Chatterjee is associate professor of history at California State University, Los Angeles.
