Remembering socialism: On desire, consumption and surveillance

Journal of Consumer Culture

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 229-259

  Luthar, Breda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Border crossing; Culture of shortages; Everyday socialism; Memory; Needs and desires; Smuggling; Yugoslavia

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249164316     PISSN: 14695405     EISSN: 17412900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469540506064745     Document Type: Article

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