Introduction: Postsocialism as a topic ofanthropological investigation

Postsocialism: Ideals, ideologies and practices in Eurasia

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1-28

  Hann, Chris ^a   Humphrey, Caroline ^b   Verdery, Katherine ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203428115-4     Document Type: Chapter

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