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The Red Riviera. Gender, Tourism, and Postsocialism on the Black Sea.
Kristen Ghodsee
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Paperback. Presenting examinations of the lives of Bulgarian women, this ethnography challenges the idea that women have fared worse than men in Eastern Europe's transition from socialism to a market economy. It also highlights how, prior to 1989, the communist planners sought to create full employment for them and steered women into the service sector. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GTB; JFSJ1; JHMC; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 316 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
This compelling ethnography of women working in Bulgaria’s popular sea and ski resorts challenges the idea that women have consistently fared worse than men in Eastern Europe’s transition from socialism to a market economy. For decades western European tourists have flocked to Bulgaria’s beautiful beaches and mountains; tourism is today one of the few successful—and expanding—sectors of the country’s economy. Even at the highest levels of management, employment in the tourism industry has long been dominated by women. Kristen Ghodsee explains why this is and how women working in the industry have successfully negotiated their way through Bulgaria’s capitalist transformation ... Read more
This compelling ethnography of women working in Bulgaria’s popular sea and ski resorts challenges the idea that women have consistently fared worse than men in Eastern Europe’s transition from socialism to a market economy. For decades western European tourists have flocked to Bulgaria’s beautiful beaches and mountains; tourism is today one of the few successful—and expanding—sectors of the country’s economy. Even at the highest levels of management, employment in the tourism industry has long been dominated by women. Kristen Ghodsee explains why this is and how women working in the industry have successfully negotiated their way through Bulgaria’s capitalist transformation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822336624
SKU
V9780822336624
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About Kristen Ghodsee
Kristen Ghodsee is the John S. Osterwies Associate Professor in Gender and Women’s Studies at Bowdoin College.
Reviews for The Red Riviera. Gender, Tourism, and Postsocialism on the Black Sea.
“The Red Riviera explores gendered inequalities in Bulgaria’s postsocialist tourist industry, focusing on the forces and factors that have enabled women, in particular, to dominate this sector. Kristen Ghodsee’s well-written study adds provocatively to debates on cultural capital and capitalism, gender, and postsocialist transformation.”—Gail Kligman, coauthor of The Politics of Gender after Socialism “This engaging book draws readers into unfamiliar ... Read more