A study of race and racism in France, these 11 articles present research on the tension between a republican tradition in... Læs mere
The authors of this collection of original essays, most of whom are social scientists at the Moscow Academy of Science, examine those aspects of life of women in Russia today... Læs mere
The line between what is regarded by people as "traditional" and "modern" is constantly being altered by new configurations of power. These essays examine the ways in... Læs mere
A literary and cultural study combining social and political analysis along with a close reading of Turkish-born writer Emine Sevgi +zdamar in order to present the current situation of the Turkish minority living in modern Germany.
Russian thinker, pedagogue, musicologist, amateur scientist, and public servant Odoevsky (1804-69) was mentioned in the same breath as Pushkin and... Læs mere
This collection of essays by leading western and Russian specialists contains new insights and updates previous research into the role of women... Læs mere
In light of growing scepticism at the accepted wisdom that National Socialism and the German working class had nothing but... Læs mere
Infrastructure development projects are set to continue into the next century as developing country governments seek to... Læs mere
his volume deals in depth with the life of the Sinti and Roma in Germany and their representation in German literature, giving the background to... Læs mere
This study not only makes farm women's subordination explicit, but in discerning the sources and force of their influence within and outside the farm family, it offers a challenge to existing explanations of the evolution of Irish rural social structures.
Points to the important role of women as key characters in Polish films, such as the enduring female figure in Polish culture, the "Polish Mother," female characters in socialist... Læs mere