Young Men, Time, and Boredom in the Republic of Georgia

In the midst of societal optimism, how do young men cope with the loss of a vibrant future? Young Men, Time, and Boredom in the Republic of Georgia provides a vivid exploration of the tension between subjective and societal time and the ways these tensions create experiences of marginality among und...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Frederiksen, Martin Demant
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2013.
Zusammenfassung:
In the midst of societal optimism, how do young men cope with the loss of a vibrant future? Young Men, Time, and Boredom in the Republic of Georgia provides a vivid exploration of the tension between subjective and societal time and the ways these tensions create experiences of marginality among under- or unemployed young men in the Republic of Georgia.Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork, Martin Demant Frederiksen shows how the Georgian state has attempted to make the so-called post-Soviet transition a thing of the past as it creates new ideas about the future. Yet
Umfang:
1 online resource (214 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-196) and index.
Schriftenreihe:
Global youth
ISBN:
9781439909201
1439909202
Schlagworte:
Marginality, Social > Georgia (Republic).
Young men > Georgia (Republic) > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Young men > Georgia (Republic) > Social conditions > 21st century.
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