Remains of Socialism is an examination of 'mature' postsocialism that aptly demonstrates the ongoing disciplinary relevance of the region. Nadkarni offers her astute observations in clear, confident, accessible prose.
(American Anthropologist) Multi-layered, intimate, and insightful on many levels, this remarkable and beautifully written book sets a new standard in the field of memory studies.
(Association for Women in Slavic Studies) [ Remains of Socialism] constitute[ s] highly valuable contributions to the literature on the memory of the socialist past and the elements of nostalgia and retro in this memory. [ The book] also offer[ s] a new, more reflective, analytical reading of nostalgia.
(H-Soz-Kult) Nadkarni is a superbly well-informed anthropologist. It is almost a hopeless endeavor to scrutinize her text for factual inaccuracies, misunderstandings, or mistranslations. Her grasp of both the language and the gestures of her interviewees likely finds those anthropologists struggling to make sense of the production of meaning in their field research envious.
(Austrian History Yearbook)
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