Looking West?: Cultural Globalization and Russian Youth Cultures

by Hilary Pilkington and Moya Flynn

Russian youth culture has been a subject of great interest to researchers since 1991, but most studies to date have failed to consider the global context. Looking West? engages theories of cultural globalization to chart how post-Soviet Russia's opening up to the West has been reflected in the cultural practices of its young people.

Visitors to Russia's cities often interpret the presence of designer clothes shops, Internet caf?s, and a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 027102187X
• ISBN13: 9780271021874
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.0"