Mass Political Culture Under Stalinism: Popular Discussion of the Soviet Constitution of 1936 (Velikanova Olga)(Pevná vazba)

Mass Political Culture Under Stalinism: Popular Discussion of the Soviet Constitution of 1936 (Velikanova Olga)(Pevná vazba)

1. Introduction.- 2. Sources.- Part I. Government Goals for the Constitution Revision and National Discussion.- 3. The Origins of Constitutional Reform.- 4. Moderation in the Policies of the Mid-1930s.- 5. Motives for the New Constitution.- 6. Soviet Sociopolitical Mobilizations.- 7. The State's

Stalinism at War: The Soviet Union in World War II (Edele Mark)(Pevná vazba)

Stalinism at War tells the epic story of the Soviet Union in World War Two. Starting with Soviet involvement in the war in Asia and ending with a bloody counter-insurgency in the borderlands of Ukraine, Belarus and the Baltics, the Soviet Union's war was both considerably longer and more

Soviet Visuals (Bortsova Varia)(Pevná vazba)

A bizarrely funny, nostalgic collection of images of life under the Soviet Union - from the Instagram and Twitter accounts that have amassed a following of more than 1 million. Welcome to the USSR. Marvel at the wonders of the space race Delight in the many fine delicacies of food and drink Revel

The Constitution of the United States of America (The Constitution USA)(Pevná vazba)

This gorgeous, hardback version of the The Constitution of the United States is printed on high quality paper. It is a perfect coffee table book This book also includes the Bill of Rights and all 27 amendments.The Constitution of the United States (Hardback Edition). Hardback Cover 5X8 Inch Size

Soviet & Russian Military A/C Asia (Gordon Yefim)(Pevná vazba)

After the end of World War II, the Soviet Union tried to exert its political influence on the Asian continent. A major pillar of this cold-war policy was the widespread supply of arms to the Continent including many combat, transport, training and utility aircraft. Soviet and Russian Military

Law and Popular Culture: International Perspectives (Asimow Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Commentators have noted the extraordinary impact of popular culture on legal practice, courtroom proceedings, police departments, and government as a whole, and it is no exaggeration to say that most people derive their basic understanding of law from cultural products. Movies, television programs,

The Sage Handbook of Consumer Culture (Kravets Olga)(Pevná vazba)

The question of consumption emerged as a major focus of research and scholarship in the 1990s but the breadth and diversity of consumer culture has not been fully enough explored. The meanings of consumption, particularly in relation to lifestyle and identity, are of great importance to academic

Modern Ladino Culture: Press, Belles Lettres, and Theater in the Late Ottoman Empire (Borovaya Olga)(Pevná vazba)

Olga Borovaya explores the emergence and expansion of print culture in Ladino (Judeo-Spanish), the mother tongue of the Sephardic Jews of the Ottoman Empire, in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries. She provides the first comprehensive study of the three major forms of Ladino

Constitution of the United States (Founding Fathers)(Pevná vazba)

The landmark legal document of the United States, the U.S. Constitution comprises the primary law of the Federal Government. Signed by the members of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787, the Constitution outlines the powers and responsibilities of the three chief

Late Stalinism: The Aesthetics of Politics (Dobrenko Evgeny)(Pevná vazba)

In this nuanced historical analysis of late Stalinism, Evgeny Dobrenko analyzes key cultural texts to trace the emergence of an imperial Soviet consciousness, which he argues still very much defines the political and cultural profile of modern

Power, Media, Culture: A Critical View from the Political Economy of Communication (Albornoz Luis)(Pevná vazba)

This book updates and revalidates critical political economy of communication approaches. It is destined to become a work of reference for those interested in delving into debates arising from the performance of traditional and new media, cultural and communication policy-making or sociocultural

Popular Pleasures: An Introduction to the Aesthetics of Popular Visual Culture (Duncum Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Today's many popular aesthetic pleasures have a very long history. Paul Duncum considers the historical critical discourses, and socio-political issues raised by aesthetic pleasures in fifteen thematic chapters. Using illustrative examples from the past, present, and across cultures, he challenges

Charlie Brown's America: The Popular Politics of Peanuts (Ball Blake Scott)(Pevná vazba)

Despite--or because of--its huge popular culture status, Peanuts enabled cartoonist Charles Schulz to offer political commentary on the most controversial topics of postwar American culture through the voices of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the Peanuts gang. In postwar America, there was no newspaper

Ttt: Tattoo (Buchi Maxime)(Pevná vazba)

Over the past decade, tattoos have become one of the most popular forms of visual culture in the world. This lavishly illustrated book showcases the work of the most significant tattoo practitioners of our time, while mapping out the most relevant current trends and styles. Based around strong

We the People: The Constitution of the United States (Spier Peter)(Pevná vazba)

The U.S. Constitution brought to life for young readers! In this visual celebration of the U.S. Constitution and America's founding fathers, Caldecott Medalist Peter Spier tells the stirring American tale of how this most important document came to symbolize freedom, justice, equality, and hope for

Fathers, Childcare and Work: Cultures, Practices and Policies (Musumeci Rosy)(Pevná vazba)

The work-life balance of fathers has increasingly come under scrutiny in political and academic debates and this collection brings together qualitative and quantitative analyses to explore their approaches to reconciling paid work and care

Popular Culture and the Civic Imagination: Case Studies of Creative Social Change (Jenkins Henry)(Paperback)

How popular culture is engaged by activists to effect emancipatory political change One cannot change the world unless one can imagine what a better world might look like. Civic imagination is the capacity to conceptualize alternatives to current cultural, social, political, or economic conditions;

China's Dream: The Culture of Chinese Communism and the Secret Sources of Its Power (Brown Kerry)(Pevná vazba)

The Communist Party of China is one of the great political forces of modern times. In charge of the destiny of a fifth of humanity, it survives despite the collapse of similar systems elsewhere. Few however understand the sources of this resilience, or, for that matter, what the Party itself stands

The Theology of Liberalism: Political Philosophy and the Justice of God (Nelson Eric)(Pevná vazba)

One of our most important political theorists pulls the philosophical rug out from under modern liberalism, then tries to place it on a more secure footing. We think of modern liberalism as the novel product of a world reinvented on a secular basis after 1945. In The Theology of Liberalism, one of

Biocapital: The Constitution of Postgenomic Life (Sunder Rajan Kaushik)(Pevná vazba)

The Extraordinary Story of the Apple (Mabberley David)(Pevná vazba)

The story of apples begins in an unexpected place: with bears. While popular culture likes to link honey with these creatures, DNA evidence shows that it might be more accurate for Winnie the Pooh to be munching on an ancestor of Red Delicious. And while apples are modern America's second favorite

The Military History of the Soviet Union (Kagan F.)(Pevná vazba)

The Military History of the Soviet Union and The Military History of Tsarist Russia treat Russian military history from the rise of the Muscovite state to the present, even peeking briefly into the future. The two volumes will cover Russia's land forces extensively, but will also cover the

God and Mammon: Chronicles of American Money (Morrow Lance)(Pevná vazba)

This book is a history of money in America and a discussion of its moral, political, and theological significance from the time of Daniel Defoe and Cotton Mather to the

Life and Culture in Northeast India (Bhalla Dipti)(Pevná vazba)

The eight states of India's North Eastern Region make up only 8 percent of the country's land mass, but they are home to over one hundred tribes, each with its own unique culture. The terrain, predominantly hilly, ranges from snow-capped Himalayan peaks to tropical rainforests, and the national