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Alena Heitlinger
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Trent University, Peterborough, Canada
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Susanna Trnka
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Department of Anthropology, Princeton University, USA
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
Pages i-viii
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- Alena Heitlinger, Susanna Trnka
Pages 1-11
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- Alena Heitlinger, Susanna Trnka
Pages 12-28
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- Alena Heitlinger, Susanna Trnka
Pages 29-39
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- Alena Heitlinger, Susanna Trnka
Pages 40-51
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- Alena Heitlinger, Susanna Trnka
Pages 52-60
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- Alena Heitlinger, Susanna Trnka
Pages 61-67
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- Alena Heitlinger, Susanna Trnka
Pages 68-80
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Pages 81-88
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Pages 89-96
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Pages 97-104
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Pages 105-111
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Pages 112-121
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Pages 122-128
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- Alena Heitlinger, Susanna Trnka
Pages 129-138
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Pages 139-144
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Pages 145-158
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- Alena Heitlinger, Susanna Trnka
Pages 159-187
About this book
This book is about the lives of young 'ordinary' Czech women who came of age in the aftermath of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. It is a collection of interviews with fourteen women of similar age and education, but varying work, marital and childbearing experiences. Three additional chapters outline the design of the study, the social and historical forces that have shaped these women's lives, and the common themes emerging out of the interviews, linking them to both legacies of communism and the current postcommunist transition.
Authors and Affiliations
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Trent University, Peterborough, Canada
Alena Heitlinger
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Department of Anthropology, Princeton University, USA
Susanna Trnka
About the authors
ALENA HEITLINGER is Professor of Sociology at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
SUSANNA TRNKA is a lecturer in the Department of Anthropology, Princeton University.