Gender and Memory in Hungary: From the Siege of Budapest to Present Day

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This book shows how unique life stories about major turning points can reveal a collective story of how constructed memories provide an understanding of present-day society. The author follows elderly Hungarian women's unofficial histories about living through World War II as well as the socialist and post-socialist eras to show adaptation to change, insights into economic strain, generational divisions, issues related to the aging process, and understandings of nation and identity.

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Lisa Pope Fischer is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at New York City College of Technology.