Waiting for Macedonia : Identity in a Changing World / llka Thiessen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thiessen, llka, author.

Series:

Teaching culture.

Teaching Culture: UTP Ethnographies for the Classroom

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women engineers--North Macedonia--Skopje--Social conditions.

Women engineers.

Women engineers--North Macedonia--Skopje--Attitudes.

Women engineers--North Macedonia--Skopje--Interviews.

Social change--North Macedonia.

Social change.

Post-communism--North Macedonia.

Post-communism.

North Macedonia--Politics and government--1945-1992.

North Macedonia.

North Macedonia--Politics and government--1992-.

Genre:

Interviews.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

English

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.

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

ISBN:

1-4426-0321-6

OCLC:

609913460