Unequal under Socialism: Race, Women, and Transnationalism in Bulgaria

“Miglena Todorova's book deserves the attention of both scholars and political activists at a time of extraordinary violence against women's, queer, and racialized bodies in former socialist states and beyond.” Raia Apostolova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Aspasia

"Disguised as a compact historical survey of the Bulgarian intersections of race and gender in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Miglena S. Todorova’s book is in fact a powerful, long-needed critical investigation into the current notions of state socialism and postsocialism, race and Eurocentrism, modernity and its forgotten gendered others, problematizing transnational, local, and diasporic optics in a powerful strive to capture the still unaddressed colonial side of the socialist modernity."

Madina Tlostanova, Professor of Postcolonial Feminisms, Linköping University

"Using Bulgaria as a lens into issues of racial and gender ideas in the socialist state, Miglena S. Todorova examines the political, social, and cultural forces that affected a wide range of women, including Roma, Muslim, and Bulgarian workers in several occupations. The book offers original insights into socialism, capitalism, race, and gender in a global context. A compelling and powerful examination of an important global topic that will engage readers in a wide range of fields."

Elaine Tyler May, Regents Professor of American Studies and History, University of Minnesota