num_pages: 255
description: One of the most profound contradictions experienced in many socialist countries is that a system designed to create people motivated by the needs of society has in fact produced individuals driven by self-interest, distrust, and apathy. The Solitude of Collectivism offers a fascinating portrait of the transformation of Romanian village life through the four decades of socialist rule and during the first uncertain days after the revolution of 1989.
language: English
title: The Solitude of Collectivism: Romanian Villagers to the Revolution and Beyond
titlecomplete: The Solitude of Collectivism: Romanian Villagers to the Revolution and Beyond (Anthropology of Contemporary Issues)
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Cornell University Press