Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Preface ix
5. Chapter 1 Introduction: Postsocialist Europe and the Anthropological Perspective from Home 1
6. Chapter 2 Gender and Governance in Rural Communities of Postsocialist Slovakia 29
7. Chapter 3 Property Relations, Class, and Labour in Rural Poland 51
8. Chapter 4 Migs and Cadres on the Move: Thoughts on the Mimetic Dimensions of Postsocialism 76
9. Chapter 5 Diasporas Coming Home Identity and Uncertainty of Transnational Returnees in Postcommunist Lithuania 95
10. Chapter 6 A Rainbow Flag against the Krakow Dragon: Polish Responses to the Gay and Lesbian Movement 118
11. Chapter 7 Olivia’s Story: Capitalism and Rabbit Farming in Hungary 151
12. Chapter 8 Punk Anthropology: From a Study of a Local Slovene Alternative Rock Scene towards Partisan Scholarship 188
13. Chapter 9 Being Locked Out and Locked In The Culture of Homelessness in Hungary 206
14. Chapter 10 Political Anthropology of the Postcommunist Czech Republic: Local–National and Rural–Urban Scenes 227
15. Chapter 11 Comparative Cultural Aspects of Work in Multinational Enterprises 252
16. Chapter 12 Immigrants from Ukraine in the Czech Republic: Foreigners in the Border Zone 270
17. Chapter 13 Afterword – Under the Aegis of Anthropology: Blazing New Trails 295
18. Notes on Contributors 305
19. Name Index 311
20. Subject Index 318