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When traumatic historical events and transformations coincide with one's entry into young adulthood, the personal and historical significance of life-course transitions interact and intensify. In this volume, Alena Heitlinger examines identity formation among a generation of Czech and Slovak Jews who grew up under communism, coming of age during the de-Stalinization period of 1962-1968. Heitlinger's main focus is on the differences and similar...

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,...

Thirteen essays bring together the views of expatriate, exiled and ?migr? feminists from various parts of the world and explore themes of exile, home, displacement and the practice of feminism across national boundaries.

In this volume, Alena Heitlinger examines identity formation among a postwar generation of Cech and Slovak Jews who grew up under communism, coming of age during the de-Staliniation period of 1962-1968. Heitlingers main focus is on the differences and similarities within and between generations, and on the changing historical and political circumstances of Cechoslovak state socialism/communism that have shaped an individuals consciousness and ...

Thirteen essays bring together the views of expatriate, exiled and ?migr? feminists from various parts of the world and explore themes of exile, home, displacement and the practice of feminism across national boundaries.