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"In this highly original study, Victor Leontovitsch offers a reinterpretation of liberalism in a uniquely Russian form. He documents the struggles to develop civil society and individual liberties in imperial Russia up until their ultimate demise in the face of war, revolution, and the collapse of the old regime. This is the first English-language translation of Leontovitsch's monumental work, which was originally published to critical acclaim in German in 1957"--Project Muse

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. The modernist paradigm: strengths and weaknesses; 3. Foundations of a new nationalism theory; 4. Killing and dying for love: the common fatherland; 5. Competing for honour: the making of nations in late medieval Europe; 6. The nationalist transformation of borders and languages; 7. Humanist nationalism; 8. A German Emperor for the German people; 9. Nation and denomination; 10. Conclusion

This book offers a detailed critical analysis of the representation of mental health conditions across a range of fictional and factual genres in film, television and radio, thus presenting an understanding of the ways in which media forms construct a mental health space, portray the related realities and identities, organize meaning about mental health through language, and addresses audiences in respect of a range of mental health issues

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Language -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Emergence of the Shōjo and the Discourse of Spiritual Love in Meiji Literature -- Chapter 2 Prewar Girls' Culture (Shōjo Bunka), 1910-1937 -- Chapter 3 Narrative and Visual Aesthetics of Prewar Girls' Magazines -- Chapter 4 The Formation of Postwar Shōjo Manga, 1950-1969 -- Chapter 5 The Revolution in 1970s Shōjo Manga -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Education and socialization: deconstructing the Soviet imperative -- Students making decisions about the university -- On being a student at Bishkek New University: social scenes and situations -- On being a student at Bishkek New University: students, student groups, and classes -- University use and university quality: then and now -- Faculty of foreign languages: academic culture compromised -- Concluding remarks and international perspectives on the Kyrgyz higher education scene -- Appendix

Disorders in communication, hearing, or swallowing are almost universally associated with HIV/AIDS, making this book an indispensable resource for health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists. Information is structured for easy access with concise updates on the current understanding of communication, hearing, and swallowing disorders associated with HIV/AIDS and includes clinical strategies for identification, diagnosis, and intervention across all ages

This volume presents a comprehensive and systematic review of Chinese immigration law by providing the detail, insight and background information needed to thoroughly understand this complex system. The book has been written on the basis of Chinese statutes while also including coverage of relevant international instruments. It draws on and compares Chinese and English language sources to create an invaluable resource for both Chinese and non-Chinese readers alike

On state, society, and discourse in India -- On the construction of colonial power: structure, discourse, hegemony -- On the structure of nationalist discourse -- Writing, speaking, being: language and the historical formation of identities in India -- The imaginary institution of India -- A state of contradictions: the post-colonial state in India -- Government and opposition: fifty years of Indian independence -- The reversal of orientalism: Bhudev Mukhopadhyay and the project of indigenist social theory

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Ghost of David Hume": Backgrounds to Mid-Victorian Empiricism -- Ruskin's Modern Painters and the Visual Language of Reality -- The Eye (In)Exact: G. H. Lewes and the Problems of Perception -- As Deep as the Viscera": Alexander Bain, Spinoza, and the Knowing Body -- To Think is to Condition": Herbert Spencer and the Negotiations of Relativism -- Epilogue: Rethinking Empiricism -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.

This handbook introduces the fundamentals of managing government-contractor relations in a blended workforce. It explains in a straightforward way all aspects of government contracting that acquisition personnel need to know, including the basics of service-based contracting, the government-contractor relationship, acquisition team responsibilities, administration procedures, contract language, common mistakes government managers may make, methods of evaluation, Performance-Based Service Acquisitions, and ethical and legal concerns

French, British and American research into popular music has coexisted - with considerable cross-fertilization - for many years, but the barriers of language and different academic traditions have made it hard for French and anglophone researchers to fully appreciate the ways in which popular music has developed in their respective countries. This volume provides a comparative and contrastive perspective on popular music and its study in France and the UK

Written in modern scientific language, "Acupuncture Therapy for Neurological Diseases:A Neurobiological View" discusses current research, applying multiple neuroscience approaches, on the effect of acupuncture on neurological diseases and the underlying mechanisms. Apart from basic principles of acupuncture, topics include acupuncture analgesia, acupuncture-drug balanced anesthesia, acute and chronic body pain, stroke, cardiac diseases, hypertension, hypotension, epilepsy, neuroimmuno suppression, female infertility, menopausal & perimenopausal syndrome, smoking, depression, and drug

This book explains the origins of the low expectations we have of children, including, notably, children of color, those for whom English is a second language, poor children and children with disabilities. The book dispels the basis for low expectations and makes clear the economic, demographic, civic, personal, and moral imperative to educate all children to high standards and the consequences of not doing so.

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Preface The New Silk Road: The Arab world rediscovers China Chinese petrodollars and the Competition for Oil The Arab Wealth Funds and the Rise of an 'Islamic Corridor' Syria Learns From China while the Chinese 'Go Global' Arabic and the Language of Globalization Young Women and the Future of the Arab World The New Public Relations War: 'Al Jazeera' in China Implications for the West: A New Center of Gravity