The Socialist Sixties Crossing Borders in the Second World [Hardcover]

The 1960s have reemerged in scholarly and popular culture as a protean moment of cultural revolution and social transformation. In this volume socialist societies in the Second World (the Soviet Union, East European countries, and Cuba) are the springboard for exploring global interconnections and cultural cross-pollination between communist and capitalist countries and within the communist world. Themes explored include flows of people and media; the emergence of a flourishing youth culture; sharing of songs, films, and personal experiences through tourism and international festivals; and the rise of a socialist consumer culture and an esthetics of modernity. Challenging traditional categories of analysis and periodization, this book brings the sixties problematic to Soviet studies while introducing the socialist experience into scholarly conversations traditionally dominated by First World perspectives.

[I]n presenting thoughtful and imaginative work by both established and emerging scholars, this volume demonstrates the value of transnational and global history for opening up new questions and perspectives.The Socialist Sixties is highly recommended for students and scholars interested in the vibrancy of post-WWII socialist societies, a broader understanding of 1960s cultural change, and a transnational, cross-disciplinary historical approach in action.

Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Socialist 1960s in Global Perspective Anne E. Gorsuch and Diane P. Koenker

Socialist Modern
1. This is Tomorrow! Becoming a Consumer in the Soviet Sixties Susan E. Reid
2. Modernity Unbound: The New Soviet City of the Sixties Lewis H. Siegelbaum
3. Sputnik Premiers in Havana: An Historical Ethnography of the 1960 Soviet Exhibition Jo?o Filipe Gon?alves

Contact Zones
4. The Thaw Goes International: Soviet Literature in Translation and Transit in the 1960s Polly Jones
5. Guitar Poetry, Democratic Socialism, and the Limits of 1960s InterlS¯