The Other Half of Communism: Women's Outlook

[Zeta Books]

The Other Half of Communism: Women's Outlook
History of Communism in Europe, Vol. 8 / 2017


ISSN: 2069-3192 (paperback)
ISSN: 2069-3206 (electronic)
ISBN: 978-606-697-070-9 (paperback) 
ISBN: 978-606-697-071-6 (ebook)

The 14 articles included in this special issue contribute to the general discussion on gender and communism/state socialism in the context of the Cold War. Firstly, the contributions denounce the research paradigm imposed by the Cold War, the inexorable us/they delimitation, with the villain always on the other side of the Iron Curtain. Bringing together research offering an overall picture of European countries, Western democracies or those belonging to the communist bloc, reveals unexpected similarities and differences that otherwise would be difficult to grasp. Secondly, the articles reflect the present-day scholarship on the recent communist and post-communist European past, an advancement made possible by the resurgence of a new generation of researchers interested to reevaluate the dynamic of communist parties and their relation to women. Lastly, all the papers are important contributions to women’s history, paving the way towards new research that would help uncover the lost voices of women in our history.