Based on interviews with workers at a chemical factory, this study elicits perceptions of authority relations at work and... Læs mere
First published in 1990. This text looks at New York City, looking at its unique Governance; its entity as an independent City; its politics and Demography.
Peasant rebellions are uncommon, and the author explores the alternative forms of struggle which they use to achieve their aims. Seven countries are studied for research purposes, Poland, India, Egypt, Colombia, China, Nicaragua and Zimbabwe.
This is an abridged translation of the principal Chinese textbook on civil law, which was published after the Third Plenum of the Chinese Communist party in 1978.... Læs mere
The essays in this volume illustrate the kind of "expansionary logic" that has characterized Soviet reformist thinking in the social sciences in the 1980s. The themes discussed show the wide-ranging and multidisciplinary nature of reformist currents in the Soviet Union.
This volume investigates why peasants defend themselves against the predations of politics by using such... Læs mere
Richly represented in the Russian folktale tradition, the legends in this work are religious tales in a peasant village setting. Among the standard themes... Læs mere
First published in 1988. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
This volume is an unabridged translation of the textbook ‘Soviet Civil Law’, originally published in 1983 under the auspices of the USSR Ministry of Justice. Edited by Professor O.N. Sadikov, the work includes contributions from nine Soviet legal scholars
Thomas Dixon was a lawyer, North Carolina state legislator, Baptist minister, lecturer, and novelist
A collection of essays with the purpose of stimulate interest and provoke discussion and criticism, and so contributing to our understanding of the three very different societies of France, the USA and Germany.
This collection of the correspondence of Mao Zedong during the period 1956 to 1957 explores the question of legitimatizing the leadership of the CCP, the pace... Læs mere