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25 produkter
Improving the Health of Older People: A World View
Av Robert L. Kane, John Grimley-Evans m. fl.
Inbunden, 1990
1132 kr
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In 1988 the World Health Organization convened an Expert Committee to identify the principles of policy for care of ageing populations of the world over the next decade. The Committee commissioned a series of background papers from an international body of experts to form the basis of its …
Russian Culture in Uzbekistan
One Language in the Middle of Nowhere
Inbunden, 2006
2489 kr
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Recent political changes in Central Asia, where the United States is replacing Russia as the dominant power, are having a profound effect on Russian speakers in the region. These people, formerly perceived as progressive and engaging with Europe, are now confronted by the erasure of their literary, …
Russian Television Today
Primetime Drama and Comedy
Inbunden, 2007
768 kr
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Examining the role of dramatized narratives in Russian television, this book stresses the ways in which the Russian government under Putin use primetime television to express a new understanding of what it means to be Russian, answering key questions of national identity for modern Russians in …
Russian Television Today
Primetime Drama and Comedy
Häftad, 2011
373 kr
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Examining the role of dramatized narratives in Russian television, this book stresses the ways in which the Russian government under Putin use primetime television to express a new understanding of what it means to be Russian, answering key questions of national identity for modern Russians in …
Russian Culture in Uzbekistan
One Language in the Middle of Nowhere
Häftad, 2009
915 kr
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Recent political changes in Central Asia, where the United States is replacing Russia as the dominant power, are having a profound effect on Russian speakers in the region. These people, formerly perceived as progressive and engaging with Europe, are now confronted by the erasure of their literary, …
Joseph Brodsky and the Soviet Muse
E-bok, 2000
1197 kr
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MacFadyen focuses on Brodsky''s poetic beginnings. Revising the typical, simplistic representation of the young Brodsky and his peers in Western criticism, he demonstrates that Brodsky and his acquaintances absorbed an amazingly wide range of texts, both old and new, and that they read contemporary …
Red Stars
Personality and the Soviet Popular Song, 1955-1991
E-bok, 2001
1038 kr
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David MacFadyen delves into influential and widely disseminated songs that had a profound social significance in the Soviet Union. He discusses each singer''s life, showing what it was that made them famous while placing the differences in their careers and fame in the context of Soviet culture as …
Estrada?!
Grand Narratives and the Philosophy of the Russian Popular Song since Perestroika
E-bok, 2002
1072 kr
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In Estrada?!, the second volume of a three-part series on Russian popular song, David MacFadyen extends his overview of Russian culture and society into the post-Soviet period. Having dispelled several myths surrounding Soviet popular entertainment - known as "estrada" or the "small stage" - in Red …
Songs for Fat People
Affect, Emotion, and Celebrity in the Russian Popular Song, 1900-1955
E-bok, 2002
1072 kr
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The author traces the careers of early singers such as Izabella Iur''eva, Tamara Tsereteli, and others who struggled to continue to perform as they fled the dangers of a Soviet society that had little patience for café-culture. MacFadyen follows their trail through Eastern Europe to Paris and …
Sad Comedy of El'dar Riazanov
An Introduction to Russia''s Most Popular Filmmaker
E-bok, 2003
1081 kr
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David MacFadyen investigates what made Riazanov''s films so wildly popular and what - if any - relationship that popularity had to Soviet policy. Using the works of Deleuze, Lacan, and Kristeva, MacFadyen looks at how Riazanov''s films relate to society, audience demand, and Soviet politics. In …
Yellow Crocodiles and Blue Oranges
Russian Animated Film since World War II
E-bok, 2005
1081 kr
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MacFadyen further analyses Soviet animation through phenomenology, arguing that the latter is a viable alternative not only to dogmatic Marxism but also to the ideological vacuum of post-Soviet times. The book includes a comprehensive bibliography and filmography as well as a rich collection of …
Russian Television Today
Primetime Drama and Comedy
E-bok, 2007
433 kr
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Examining the role of dramatized narratives in Russian television, this book stresses the ways in which the Russian government under Putin use primetime television to express a new understanding of what it means to be Russian, answering key questions of national identity for modern Russians in …
Russian Television Today
Primetime Drama and Comedy
E-bok, 2007
424 kr
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Examining the role of dramatized narratives in Russian television, this book stresses the ways in which the Russian government under Putin use primetime television to express a new understanding of what it means to be Russian, answering key questions of national identity for modern Russians in …
Russian Culture in Uzbekistan
One Language in the Middle of Nowhere
E-bok, 2006
1074 kr
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Recent political changes in Central Asia, where the United States is replacing Russia as the dominant power, are having a profound effect on Russian speakers in the region. These people, formerly perceived as progressive and engaging with Europe, are now confronted by the erasure of their literary, …
Russian Culture in Uzbekistan
One Language in the Middle of Nowhere
E-bok, 2006
1074 kr
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Recent political changes in Central Asia, where the United States is replacing Russia as the dominant power, are having a profound effect on Russian speakers in the region. These people, formerly perceived as progressive and engaging with Europe, are now confronted by the erasure of their literary, …
Eric Drummond and his Legacies
The League of Nations and the Beginnings of Global Governance
Av David Macfadyen, Michael D. V. Davies m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
1243 kr
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This book shows how the first institution of global governance was conceived and operated. It provides a new assessment of its architect, Eric Drummond, the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations, appointed a century ago. The authors conclude that he stands in the front rank of the 12 men …
Eric Drummond and his Legacies
The League of Nations and the Beginnings of Global Governance
Av John Burley, Marilyn Norah Carr m. fl.
E-bok, 2019
1570 kr
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This book shows how the first institution of global governance was conceived and operated. It provides a new assessment of its architect, Eric Drummond, the first Secretary-General of the League of Nations, appointed a century ago. The authors conclude that he stands in the front rank of the 12 men …
Joseph Brodsky and the Baroque
Inbunden, 1999
1626 kr
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MacFadyen shows that the works of John Donne, the existential philosophy of Kierkegaard and Sestov, and the cities of St Petersburg and Venice inspired in Brodsky a fundamentally Baroque evolution. He provides a compelling and comprehensive examination of Brodsky's poetry and prose in a fascinating …
Joseph Brodsky and the Soviet Muse
Inbunden, 2000
1626 kr
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MacFadyen focuses on Brodsky's poetic beginnings. Revising the typical, simplistic representation of the young Brodsky and his peers in Western criticism, he demonstrates that Brodsky and his acquaintances absorbed an amazingly wide range of texts, both old and new, and that they read contemporary …
Red Stars
Personality and the Soviet Popular Song, 1955-1991
Inbunden, 2001
1456 kr
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David MacFadyen delves into influential and widely disseminated songs that had a profound social significance in the Soviet Union. He discusses each singer's life, showing what it was that made them famous while placing the differences in their careers and fame in the context of Soviet culture as a …
Estrada?!
Grand Narratives and the Philosophy of the Russian Popular Song Since Perestroika
Inbunden, 2002
1456 kr
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In Estrada?!, the second volume of a three-part series on Russian popular song, David MacFadyen extends his overview of Russian culture and society into the post-Soviet period. Having dispelled several myths surrounding Soviet popular entertainment - known as "estrada" or the "small stage" - in Red …
Songs for Fat People
Affect, Emotion, and Celebrity in the Russian Popular Song, 1900-1955
Inbunden, 2002
1456 kr
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The author traces the careers of early singers such as Izabella Iur'eva, Tamara Tsereteli, and others who struggled to continue to perform as they fled the dangers of a Soviet society that had little patience for café-culture. MacFadyen follows their trail through Eastern Europe to Paris and …
Sad Comedy of Èl'dar Riazanov
An Introduction to Russia's Most Popular Filmmaker
Häftad, 2003
411 kr
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A detailed look at the work of Russia
Yellow Crocodiles and Blue Oranges
Russian Animated Film Since World War II
Inbunden, 2005
1501 kr
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A comprehensive history that reveals the revolutionary spirit and philosophical underpinnings of Russian animation.
Political Cartoons of Derso and Kelen
Years of Hope and Despair
Av Stefan Slater, David Macfadyen
Inbunden, 2023
551 kr
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Alois Derso (1888-1964) and Emery Kelen (1896-1978) were remarkable cartoonists who became internationally renowned, particularly for their depictions in the 1920s of efforts to build a better world following the establishment of the League of Nations; of the rise of fascism in the thirties; and of …
