This book focuses on survival strategies developed at local levels in response to changing cultural, political and economic conditions in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.
Chapter 1 Introduction: transitions to post-socialism and cultures of survival, Frances Pine, Sue Bridger; Chapter 2 When 'land' becomes 'territory', Deema Kaneff; Chapter 3 The bullied farmer, Myriam Hivon; Chapter 4 Living in a subterranean landscape, David G. Anderson; Chapter 5 'We should build a statue to Ceaucescu here', Michael Stewart; Chapter 6 Post-communist neighbours, Sarah Green; Chapter 7 Dealing with fragmentation, Frances Pine; Chapter 8 Gypsy self-governments in post-socialist Hungary, Martin Kovats; Chapter 9 Divergent responses to land reform and agricultural restructuring in the Russian Federation, Louise Perrotta; Chapter 10 Playing the co-operation game, Marta Bruno; Chapter 11 Survival strategies in an industrial town in east Ukraine, Michael Walker; Chapter 12 Tackling the market, Sue Bridger;