This is not to say that things were fine under communism. If there is a common perspective uniting these otherwise varied endeavors it is a concern to show how, in the different areas of social life, gender inequalities are being reproduced under the new political regimes. This is certainly the picture painted by the books reviewed here, ones that are broadly representative of the recent literature on women in postcommunist states. As historical processes have a gendered character, it is no surprise that many of these costs have been borne by women. The costs of this great transition, still under way, have been high. It has been more than five years since the collapse of communism in Eastern and Central Europe, long enough for the optimism and excitement of the "democratic revolutions" to have been dissipated by other, far less sanguine, scenarios.
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