Women Archaeologists under Communism, 1917-1989

Breaking the Glass Ceiling
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-3-030-87519-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 227 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 428 g

This book explores the uncharted territory of the history of archaeology under Communism through the biographies of five women archaeologists from the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Poland. They were working in medieval archaeology, with a specific focus on the (early) Slavs. The choice of specialists in medieval archaeology has much to do with the fact that in the five East European countries considered in this book, medieval archaeology began to develop into a serious discipline less than a century ago. The main catalyst for the sudden rise of medieval archaeology was a dramatic shift in emphasis from traditional political and constitutional to social and economic history. In five countries, the rise of medieval archaeology thus coincides in time, and was ultimately caused by the imposition of Communist regimes. The five women were therefore true pioneers in their field, and respective countries.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stamati, Iurie

Curta, Florin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- 1. Women in Eastern Europe, 1917-1989.- 2. Medieval Archaeology and Marxism in Eastern Europe.- 3. A Woman’s Place is in Slavic Archaeology: Irina Rusanova.- 4. Under the Glass Ceiling: Zhivka Vazharova and Maria Comsa.- 5. Reaching Through the Glass Ceiling: Ágnes Cs. Sós and Helena Zoll-Adamikowa.- 6. Research Topics, Gender and Marxism.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Florin Curta is Professor of Medieval History and Archaeology at the University of Florida, USA. His books include The Making of the Slavs (2001) and Slavs in the Making (2021). He is also the editor of several collections of studies. His most recent book is The Long Sixth Century in Eastern Europe (2021).

Iurie Stamati teaches Historiography at the University of Quebec at Rimouski (Université du Québec à Rimouski), Canada. His research focuses on the political instrumentalization of history and archaeology in Eastern Europe. He is the author of several articles and of The Slavic Dossier: Medieval Archaeology in the Soviet Republic of Moldova Between State Propaganda and Scholarly Endeavor (2019).