Most readers of this book will have had at most a fleeting acquaintancewith the music of some of the groups described in this book. Groupssuch as Laibach (from Slovenia), Borghesia (Slovenia), Pankow (theGDR), and Gorky Park (USSR) have concentrated on the Western marketand have acquired followings in the United States and Western Europe.Other artists and groups, such as Boris Grebenshikov and Aquarium(USSR), Sergei Kuryokhin (USSR), Goran Bregovic and White Button(Yugoslavia), and Plastic People of the Universe (Czechoslovakia), havealso seen some Western exposure. But for the most part, the rock musicof that part of the world is terra incognita to Westerners. So too is thestory of their uneasy coexistence with communist authorities from thetime that rock first ~ppeared until the collapse of communism in 1989.This book aims to fill that vacuum.

Rocking The State: Rock Music And Politics In Eastern Europe And Russia

Arts & Photography

Ramet, Sabrina Petra

Music

Routledge

Gender Reversals and Gender Cultures: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives

Gender Reversals and Gender Cultures is a collection of specially commissioned essays taking a cross cultural and cross historical perspective on the subject. The book documents the universality of gender reversals, with chapters ranging from early Christianity up to the present. It examines how gender reversals are bound up with taboo, and how this underlies various religious and ritual activities. Gender Reversals and Gender Cultures also shows how attitudes to gender-reversal can reveal much about a particular culture. Anne Bolin, Elon College, Judith Ochshorn, University of South Florida, Karen Torjesen, Claremont Graduate School, California, Julia Welch, Winfried Schleiner, Unive

History

Americas

Of the many avenues for expressing dissident viewpoints in communist societies, rock music - with its broad appeal among young people - was one of the most effective. Although there were rock groups that sang the praises of communism, other groups struck the pose of "rock rebels," assailing the system through their ribald lyrics and raucous music. Communist regimes generally had a difficult time adjusting to rock music, and some, such as those in Czechoslovakia and Romania, never did accept the new genre. Others, such as the East German government, tried to control and monitor rock by requiring musicians and DJs alike to pass tests on Marxist ideology. Other strategies included censoring lyrics, record covers, and attire; insisting on haircuts for band members; and fussing about jewelry and other adornments worn by rockers. The authorities knew that although these bands could not overthrow the state, they could sing up a storm, and, indeed, rock the state.Bringing together some of the world's leading authorities on rock music under communism, this book analyzes the rise of specific rock groups throughout Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, examining the broader social culture in which they operated and evaluating the political ramifications of their popularity.

Westview Press

Rock music, and the youth culture that it expressed, was one of the most effective mouthpieces for dissent in communist societies. Self-appointed "rock rebels" used their lyrics and the raucousness of their music to attack the regime. Communist authorities were quick to recognize the potential threat of these bands bent on "rocking the State", and reacted in different ways. While some refused to accept rock music at all, others - such as the East German leadership - tried to control and monitor rock through State-imposed regulations. Strategies for control ranged from requiring musicians and DJs to pass tests on Marxist ideology, to censoring lyrics, record covers and clothing, and insisting on haircuts for band members. The contributors to this book reflect in detail and at a wider level upon the use of rock music as a powerful tool in the political sub-culture of the communist states.

Balkan Babel: The Disintegration Of Yugoslavia From The Death Of Tito To Ethnic War, Second Edition

In this thoroughly updated and revised edition, which includes four new chapters and a new epilogue, a veteran observer of the Yugoslav scene describes the forces that have fragmented the country. Arguing that cultural and religious values underpin political behavior, Sabrina Ramet traces the steady deterioration of Yugoslavia's social and political fabric over the past decade. This decline, she maintains, is deeply rooted in historical trauma and memory and was foreshadowed in the cultural sphere.Ramet lays the groundwork for understanding the current crisis by exploring the unfolding political debates from 19801986, the gathering crisis triggered by the ascent of Slobodan Miloševic to power in Serbia, and the dramatic collapse of the existing political order beginning in 1989. She ties these events to the often overlooked religious and cultural elements of society that have influenced political change. She then examines the political dynamics within Serbia and Croatia since 1991, the domestic and foreign challenges faced by independent Slovenia and Macedonia, the grinding conflict in Bosnia, and the repercussions of the war on gender relations and on cultural and religious life.With her detailed and graphic knowledge of the inescapable links between politics, culture, and religion, Ramet paints a strikingly original picture of the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the emergence of the Yugoslav successor states.

Europe

Balkan Babel: The Disintegration of Yugoslavia From the Death of Tito to the Fall of Milosevic

The fourth edition of this critically acclaimed work includes a new chapter, a new epilogue, and revisions throughout the book. Sabrina Ramet, a veteran observer of the Yugoslav scene, traces the steady deterioration of Yugoslavia's political and social fabric in the years since 1980, arguing that, while the federal system and multiethnic fabric laid down fault lines, the final crisis was sown in the failure to resolve the legitimacy question, triggered by economic deterioration, and pushed forward toward war by Serbian politicians bent on power - either within a centralized Yugoslavia or within an 'ethnically cleansed' Greater Serbia. With her detailed knowledge of the area and extensive fieldwork, Ramet paints a strikingly original picture of Yugoslavia's demise and the emergence of the Yugoslav successor states.

Balkan Babel: The Disintegration Of Yugoslavia From The Death Of Tito To The Fall Of Milosevic

Ramet, Sabrina P.

Religion & Spirituality

The fourth edition of this critically acclaimed work includes a new chapter, a new epilogue, and revisions throughout the book. Sabrina Ramet, a veteran observer of the Yugoslav scene, traces the steady deterioration of Yugoslavia's political and social fabric in the years since 1980, arguing that, while the federal system and multiethnic fabric laid down fault lines, the final crisis was sown in the failure to resolve the legitimacy question, triggered by economic deterioration, and pushed forward toward war by Serbian politicians bent on powereither within a centralized Yugoslavia or within an ethnically cleansed” Greater Serbia. With her detailed knowledge of the area and extensive fieldwork, Ramet paints a strikingly original picture of Yugoslavia's demise and the emergence of the Yugoslav successor states.

Travel

The fruit of a landmark international collaboration, this book focuses on the final years of socialist Yugoslavia and on the beginning of the country's breakup. With chapters devoted to each of erstwhile Yugoslavia's six republics, the book also offers a unique blend of thematic essays on political, cultural, economic, environmental, religious, and foreign policy issues. Bringing together renowned scholars from the United States, Great Britain, Serbia, and Croatia, the book shows how disintegrative tendencies penetrated and affected all spheres of life in Yugoslavia. The resultant war has, therefore, been fought not only on military and diplomatic fronts but also at the level of economics, through literature and film, and in the spheres of religion and gender relations.

Beyond Yugoslavia: Politics, Economics, And Culture In A Shattered Community (Eastern Europe After Communism)

Business & Money

Adamovich, Ljubisa

Economics

Arguing that cultural and religious values underpin political behaviour, Sabrina Ramet traces the steady deterioration of Yugoslavia's social and political fabric over the past decade. She explores the unfolding political debates from 1980 to 1986, the gathering crisis triggered by the ascent of Slobodan Milosevic to power in Serbia, and the dramatic collapse of the existing political order beginning in 1989. At this point, she contends, no aspect of Yugoslav life, from the media to gender relations to rock music, has escaped the strife-ridden nationality debate or the country's steady political decay.

Balkan Babel: Politics, Culture, And Religion In Yugoslavia

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Rocking The State: Rock Music And Politics In Eastern Europe And Russia

Gender Reversals and Gender Cultures: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives

Rocking The State: Rock Music And Politics In Eastern Europe And Russia

Rocking The State: Rock Music And Politics In Eastern Europe And Russia

Balkan Babel: The Disintegration Of Yugoslavia From The Death Of Tito To Ethnic War, Second Edition

Balkan Babel: The Disintegration Of Yugoslavia From The Death Of Tito To Ethnic War, Second Edition

Balkan Babel: The Disintegration Of Yugoslavia From The Death Of Tito To The Fall Of Milosevic

Balkan Babel: The Disintegration of Yugoslavia From the Death of Tito to the Fall of Milosevic

Beyond Yugoslavia: Politics, Economics, And Culture In A Shattered Community (Eastern Europe After Communism)

Balkan Babel: Politics, Culture, And Religion In Yugoslavia