Heritage under Socialism

Preservation in Eastern and Central Europe, 1945-1991
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-80073-227-8
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 266 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 526 g

Reihe: New Perspectives on Central and Eastern European Studies

How was heritage understood and implemented in European socialist states after World War II? By exploring national and regional specificities within the broader context of internationalization, this volume enriches the conceptual, methodological and empirical scope of heritage studies through a series of fascinating case studies. Its transnational approach highlights the socialist world’s diverse interpretations of heritage and the ways in which they have shaped the trajectories of present-day preservation practices.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gantner, Eszter

Geering, Corinne

Vickers, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturpolitik, Kulturmanagement
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Kultur-, Wissenschafts- & Technologiepolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Heritage Under Socialism: Trajectories of Preserving the Tangible Past in Postwar Eastern and Central Europe

Corinne Geering and Paul Vickers

Part I: Transfers and Exchanges in Heritage Policies and Practices

Chapter 1. The Past Belongs to the Future: Heritage in Soviet Policymaking on Cultural Development

Corinne Geering

Chapter 2. International Experts – National Martyrdom – Socialist Heritage: The Contribution of the Polish People’s Republic to the Early UNESCO World Heritage Program

Julia Röttjer

Chapter 3. International Tourism and the Making of the National Heritage Canon in Late Soviet Ukraine, 1964–1991

Iryna Sklokina

Chapter 4. International Contacts and Cooperation in Heritage Preservation in Soviet Estonia, 1960–1990

Karin Hallas-Murula and Kaarel Truu

Part II: Canonizing and Contesting the Past: Heritage, Place and Belonging under Socialism

Chapter 5. Socialist Royalty? The Ambiguities of the Reconstruction of the Royal Residence in Budapest in the 1950s

Eszter Gantner

Chapter 6. Justifying Demolition, Questioning Value: Urban Typologies and the Concept of the “Historic Town” in 1960s Romania

Liliana Iuga

Chapter 7. Making Sense of Socialism through Heritage Preservation: Stories from Northwest Bohemia

Cenek Pýcha

Chapter 8. Socialism and the Rise of Industrial Heritage: The Preservation of Industrial Monuments in the German Democratic Republic

Nele-Hendrikje Lehmann

Conclusion: Transnational Heritage Networks in Socialist Eastern and Central Europe

Corinne Geering

Über Autor(innen)

Vickers, Paul
Paul Vickers has been manager of the Center for International and Transnational Area Studies (CITAS) and the Leibniz ScienceCampus Europe and America at the University of Regensburg, Germany, since 2018. His book, Making Popular Memory in Communist Poland, is forthcoming.

Gantner, Eszter
Eszter Gantner (1971–2019) was a research fellow and project coordinator at the Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe in Marburg, Germany, from 2013 to 2019. She published widely on heritage, the urban history of East Central Europe, and Jewish history.

Geering, Corinne
Corinne Geering leads a junior research group at the Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO) in Leipzig, Germany. She is the author of Building a Common Past: World Heritage in Russia under Transformation, 1965–2000.

Eszter Gantner (1971–2019) was a research fellow and project coordinator at the Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe in Marburg, Germany, from 2013 to 2019. She published widely on heritage, the urban history of East Central Europe, and Jewish history.