This book brings together fascinating testimonies from thirty inhabitants of the 'Kommunalka,' the communal apartments that were the norm in housing in the cities of Russia during the whole history of the Soviet Union. von Messana, P.

This anthology is a new reading of the contemporary poetries. The collection gathers together the work of a number of scholars, poets, and teachers on the challenges and productive possibilities that arise when teaching contemporary...

"Reading Zoos: Representing Animals in Captivity" von Randy Malamud ist eine eingehende Untersuchung der Darstellung und Behandlung von Tieren in Zoos. Das Buch beleuchtet die oft widersprüchlichen Botschaften, die Zoos vermitteln, und...

James Berger, Yale University, USA Robert Booth, University of Connecticut, USA Mary Burke, University of Vermont, USA Andrea Harris, Wright State University, USA Amanda Hobson, Ohio University, USA Sarah L. Jirek, Westmont College, USA...

Why do elderly choose to move away from their children so as to not receive their support? Using a number of case studies, contributors explore social support as a tool of mutuality, or maintaining relatedness and sharing feelings,...

In Global Risk Agility and Decision Making, Daniel Wagner and Dante Disparte, two leading authorities in global risk management, make a compelling case for the need to bring traditional approaches to risk management and decision making...

At a moment when both think tanks and experts are being questioned, significant policy and technology disruptions have called into question the value and efficacy of policy advice. Within that context, Dr. McGann launched this book to...

"Breakthrough German" von Ruth Rach ist ein umfassendes Lernbuch, das darauf abzielt, Anfängern die deutsche Sprache auf einfache und leicht verständliche Weise beizubringen. Das Buch verwendet eine Vielzahl von Methoden, darunter...

Ethnic Attachments in Sri Lanka examines the uses of ethnic identity in Sri Lankan society from the early medieval period through the present day. It takes account of the religious assertion of ethnicity in the early medieval period in...

"The Frameworks of English: Introducing Language Structures" ist ein umfassendes Lehrbuch, das von Kim Ballard verfasst wurde. Es bietet eine detaillierte Untersuchung der Strukturen der englischen Sprache, einschließlich Phonologie,...

This international collection of essays forms a vibrant picture of the scope and diversity of contemporary queer performance. Ranging across cabaret, performance art, the performativity of film, drag and script-based theatre it unravels...

"Land in Transition: Reform and Poverty in Rural Vietnam" von Dominique van de Walle ist ein umfassendes Werk, das die Auswirkungen der Bodenreformen auf die ländliche Armut in Vietnam analysiert. Der Autor untersucht die Auswirkungen...