This lucid account of Russian and Soviet history presents major trends and events from Kievan Rus’ to Vladimir Putin’s presidency in the twenty-first century.Directly addressing controversial topics, this book looks at issues such as the impact of the Mongol conquest, the paradoxes of Peter the Great, the “inevitability” of the 1917 Revolution, the Stalinist terror, and the Gorbachev reform effort. This new ninth edition has been updated to include a discussion of Russian participa...

Youth and Rock in the Soviet Bloc explores the rise of youth as consumers of popular culture and the globalization of popular music in Russia and Eastern Europe. This collection of essays challenges assumptions that Communist leaders and Western-influenced youth cultures were inimically hostile to one another. While initially banning Western cultural trends like jazz and rock-and-roll, Communist leaders accommodated elements of rock and pop music to develop their own socialist popular musi...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This is a book that will inspire you and allow you to actively participate in the journey, while engaging in the many different practical activities that take you straight into relaxation states of mind through meditation practices, reflective writing, self-hypnosis meditation, art journaling and visualization techniques. In This Book you will also find advice on clean living, balancing the seven chakras, diet and groun...

This work of theological film criticism provides an analysis of filmmaker Christopher Nolan's entire filmography, from Following (1998) to Oppenheimer (2023).Though his films are noticeably lacking in representations of religion or references to God, Nolan's postsecular cinema is nevertheless worthy of our theological consideration, as it contains valuable theological and philosophical insights. Indeed, this is the central claim of Theology an...

Wo immer Männer unter sich sind, kommt irgendwann mannmännlicher Sex ins Spiel, sei es in Studentenverbindungen, beim Militär, im Gefängnis oder einfach unter guten Kumpels. Handelt es sich dabei um Ausrutscher, die nichts zu bedeuten haben, oder um eine unverzichtbare "Zutat" zur heterosexuellen Persönlichkeit? Jane Ward zeigt, dass die Begriffe hetero- und homosexuell nur wenig über Art und Ausmaß der tatsächlich praktizierten Sexualität aussagen, ja, dass diese streng binäre Unterscheid...

This title chronicles the song and dance genius of the King of Pop, whose recent death reinforced the level of his global influence and stardom.While covering controversies and oddities - from the trial on molestation charges to his cosmetic surgeries to his amusement-park house Neverland, the book also details his incredible songs, videos, work habits, childhood, and groundbreaking career.Jackson's music is still popular with young people, especially with the convenience o...

Laudato Si’ insists on a revolutionary human response to the public challenges of our time concerning the ecological crisis. The volume takes up the revolutionary spirit of Pope Francis and speaks to the economic, technological, political, educational, and religious changes needed to overcome the fragile relationships between humans and Earth. This volume identifies various systemic factors that have produced the anthropogenic ecological crisis that threatens the planet and uses the ethica...

Becoming a Doctor describes what it feels like to be transformed from a naïve student into a professorial physician. This very personal ‘re-membering’ evokes the joys, absurdities and frustrations of medical work. The author observes his younger self’s efforts to regulate feelings and to communicate with patients and colleagues in prescribed ways. The relationships with patients he describes often feel like performances in which the doctor’s self need play little part. Other ways of being ...

Im Herzen der Nacht erwacht die Leidenschaft und alle Reiche werden fallen …»J.R. Ward ist eine Ikone des Genres und ihre Bücher enttäuschen nie!« Rebecca Yarros, New-York-Times- und SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin von Fourth Wing»Crown of War and Shadow« ist Band 1 der spicy Romantasy-Reihe »Kingdoms of Compass« von Bestseller-Autorin J. R. WardEine Ausgestoßene und ein Söldner werden zu Star-Crossed Lovers – aber können...

In light of more recent conversations about religion and its import as a factor in the global geopolitical and cultural spheres, augmented by the "contracting" of relationship among people and nations, Communication and the Global Landscape of Faith highlights geographical, architectural, and a partial issues as significant and edifying dimensions of the study of communication and religion. Insights are gleaned through the prism of the philosophical, built, performative, political, and int...

In "The Triumph of the Nut, and Other Parodies," Christopher Ward explores the intricacies of comedic literature through his sharp wit and nimble prose. This collection of parodies takes aim at various literary forms and tropes, skillfully deconstructing them while simultaneously paying homage to the genres he humorously critiques. Ward's literary style is marked by clever wordplay and a keen sense of timing, allowing him to navigate between humor and poignant social commentary. Set agains...

The purpose of this volume is to discuss the concept of citizenship—in terms of its origins, its meanings, and its contemporary place and relevance in American democracy, and within a global context. The authors in this collection wrestle with the connection of citizenship to major tensions between liberty and equality, dynamism and stability, and civic disagreement and social cohesion. The essays also raise fundamental questions about the relationship between citizenship and leadership, a...