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1 146 kr
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First published in 1999, this book attempts to understand housing co-operatives in terms of their development over time and their relationships to other types of housing tenure. The book considers them within the framework of the broader co-operative movement and its role in society's overall system of production and exchange. There is an examination of the role of a form of ownership which is neither "private", nor "state" in six countries, and in some cases the fortunes of housing co-operatives seem closely to correlate with periods of political liberalization and crises, heralding a shift in ideological orientation.
332 kr
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First published in 1999, this book attempts to understand housing co-operatives in terms of their development over time and their relationships to other types of housing tenure. The book considers them within the framework of the broader co-operative movement and its role in society's overall system of production and exchange. There is an examination of the role of a form of ownership which is neither "private", nor "state" in six countries, and in some cases the fortunes of housing co-operatives seem closely to correlate with periods of political liberalization and crises, heralding a shift in ideological orientation.
Del 17 - IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series
Cities After Socialism
Urban and Regional Change and Conflict in Post-Socialist Societies
Inbunden, Engelska, 1996
785 kr
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Cities After Socialism is the first substantial and authoritative analysis of the role of cities in the transition to capitalism that is occurring in the former communist states of Easter Europe and the Soviet Union. It will be of equal value to urban specialists and to those who have a more general interest in the most dramatic socio-political event of the contemporary era - the collapse of state socialism. Written by an international group of leading experts in the field, Cities after socialism asks and answers some crucial questions about the nature of the emergent post-socialist urban system and the conflicts and inequalities which are being generated by the processes of change now occurring.
Del 16 - IJURR Studies in Urban and Social Change Book Series
Cities After Socialism
Urban and Regional Change and Conflict in Post-Socialist Societies
Häftad, Engelska, 1996
347 kr
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Cities After Socialism is the first substantial and authoritative analysis of the role of cities in the transition to capitalism that is occurring in the former communist states of Easter Europe and the Soviet Union. It will be of equal value to urban specialists and to those who have a more general interest in the most dramatic socio-political event of the contemporary era - the collapse of state socialism. Written by an international group of leading experts in the field, Cities after socialism asks and answers some crucial questions about the nature of the emergent post-socialist urban system and the conflicts and inequalities which are being generated by the processes of change now occurring.
120 kr
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These six finely-crafted short stories address issues of identity and prejudice and of guilt and embarrassment. The stories in this collection – serious, satirical and humorous – also explore in a nuanced way the continuing role played by class and status in our everyday lives. Since the stories in Foreign Correspondence encompass a panoply of human situations, every reader will be able to relate to or be challenged by the characters they encounter. JCB, a novella in the Bildungsroman tradition, asks the reader to reflect on their perception of others and on their capacity to empathise with those to whom they have close blood ties but from whom they are culturally distant. This story also points to the moral contingency of ascribing guilt and illustrates how the outwardly conventional can be deceptive. The second story gives the book its title and describes the journey of a philandering young man, who, in contrast to the final story, is devoid of any sense of self-discovery and shame. The central character appears to be selfish and narcissistic and seeks atonement without remorse through the writing of letters. Penultimate Skirmish is a tale, both satirical and pathetic, of an elderly couple whose lives are profoundly transformed as a result of paying a visit to the husband’s medical consultant. Thuggery in the Public Interest lampoons the final stage in the process faced by every traveller at an airport before being allowed to embark on their journey. The Contract, The Tenant and the Key is a humorous story about a couple who find themselves in a position to realise their dream of owning a property abroad. While for them the journey is just a step in the unilineal evolution of their lives, for someone else, who becomes part of that journey, their purchase has a life-changing impact. The final story, From Mackeson to Macôn, is a vignette on the timeless subject as told by Turgenev in his Fathers and Children. It blends memory with the feelings of shame and unspoken love felt by a child towards a parent.
281 kr
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The protagonists of this story are Franco and Nadja, whose relationship begins as a chance, lunchtime encounter in a bar not far from the small hilltop town of Montelorenzo in southern Tuscany. Franco comes from an established, artisan family in the town and, although university educated, follows in his father’s footsteps as a cabinet maker. Nadja is a spirited and determined but anxious young woman with an ever-present phobia. Since her mother died giving birth to her, she was brought up by her father, a fervent Communist who named her Nadja after the wives of both Lenin and Stalin. Nadja is short for Nadezhda, which means ‘Hope’ in Russian. The story illustrates the legacy of history and the lasting effect it has on all our lives. Nadja becomes, both literally and metaphorically, Franco’s Hope, until the Three Fates of Greek mythology intervene.