Autobiographies of transformation
Subtitle: lives in Central and Eastern Europe
By: edited by Mike F. Keen and Janusz L. Mucha
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Routledge/European Sociological Association studies in European societies -- 7; Routledge/European Sociological Association studies in European societies -- 7.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780203827345; 9781299631878
Subjects: Sociologists; Biography; Sociologues; Biographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; Social Scientists & Psychologists; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Anthropology; General; Regional Studies; Sociology
Description: Autobiographies of Transformation is a completely unique history of sociology in Central and Eastern Europe in the post-Communist era. Through the autobiographies of ten key sociological witnesses from the region, the sociological imagination is turned upon itself, resulting in a compelling and revealing account of the struggles, triumphs, and continuing challenges faced. The sociologists examined fall into three cohorts: early, mid and late career. As participants, each of the sociologists included has witnessed the intersection of history and biography in Cen.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-235) and index.
Table of contents: title: Witnessing sociological lives in Central and Eastern Europe / Mike F. Keen and Janusz L. Mucha; title: My life as a (female) sociologist / Maca Jogan; title: Hand in hand with sociology : my life in social science / Wladyslaw Kwasniewicz; title: From totality to pluralistic democracy : a sociologist andsociology in the course of social change in Slovakia / Ladislav Machacek; title: Sociology in my life and times / Valery Mansurov; title: Touched by transformation : my life and sociology / Natalia Pohorila; title: Challenges and disillusions : my 25-year career in sociology / Peter Robert; title: An accidental encounter with the world of sociology / Petya Slavova; title: Belonging to a dying species : my experience as an East German sociologist / Vera Sparschuh; title: Living with discrepancies : sociological self-understanding with communistic and ethno-nationalistic collectivisms / Karel Turza; title: Becoming a social researcher in transitional Estonia / Triin Vihalemm; title: Conclusion : autobiographies of transformation / Mike F. Keen and Janusz L. Mucha.