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 Anastasia Lakhtikova, Angela Brintlinger, Irina Glushchenko, "Seasoned Socialism: Gender and Food in Late Soviet Everyday Life" English | 2019 | ISBN: 0253040957, 0253040965 | PDF | pages: 396 | 4.4 mb Seasoned Socialism considers the relationship between gender and food in late Soviet daily life. Political and economic conditions heavily influenced Soviet life and foodways during this period and an exploration of Soviet women's central role in the daily sustenance for their families as well as the obstacles they faced on this quest offers new insights into intergenerational and inter-gender power dynamics of that time. Food, both in its quality and quantity, was a powerful tool in the Soviet Union. This collection features work by scholars in an array of fields including cultural studies, literary studies, sociology, history, and food studies, and the work gathered here explores the intersection of gender, food, and culture in the post-1960s Soviet context. From personal cookbooks to gulag survival strategies, Seasoned Socialism considers gender construction and performance across a wide array of primary sources, including poetry, fiction, film, women's journals, oral histories, and interviews. This collection provides fresh insight into how the Soviet government sought to influence both what citizens ate and how they thought about food.  Professor Peter M. Vishton, "Scientific Secrets for Raising Kids Who Thrive" English | 2014 | pages: 226 | ISBN: 1629970530, 1629970522 | PDF | 6,3 mb 24 Lectures 1 Self-Control-From Tummy Time to Tae Kwon Do 2 Seeing, Hearing, Thinking, Learning Infants 3 Sleep-Getting Enough "Vitamin S" 4 Healthy Eating Habits for Life 5 Baby Talk, Sign Language, and Speech 6 Shaping Behavior-How Kids and Rats Differ 7 Which Style of Parenting Is Best? 8 The Joy of Reading and the Place of Phonics 9 IQ Hazards and Boosting Intelligence 10 Enhancing Your Child's Memory 11 Parent as Teacher-Homework and Beyond 12 Getting a Jump on Math-Without Math Anxiety 13 Advantages of a Second Language 14 What TV and Video Can and Can't Teach 15 Values and Pitfalls of Video Games 16 Promoting Persistence and Self-Esteem 17 Encouraging Cooperation, Sharing, Empathy 18 Peer Conflicts and Social Development 19 Maria Montessori at Home for Young Children 20 Schooling and the Montessori Approach 21 Physical Development and Education 22 The Adolescent Brain 23 Becoming a Parent-Scientist 24 The Great Values of an Unhurried Childhood  J. P. Telotte, "Robot Ecology and the Science Fiction Film" English | 2018 | ISBN: 1138598070, 1138649589 | EPUB | pages: 120 | 2.6 mb This book offers the first specific application in film studies of what is generally known as ecology theory, shifting attention from history to the (in this case media) environment. It takes the robot as its subject because it has attained a status that resonates not only with some of the key concerns of contemporary culture over the last century, but also with the very nature of film. While the robot has given us a vehicle for exploring issues of gender, race, and a variety of forms of otherness, and increasingly for asking questions about the very nature and meaning of life, this image of an artificial being, typically anthropomorphic, also invariably implicates the cinema's own and quite fundamental artificing of the human. Looking across genres, across specific media forms, and across closely linked conceptualizations, Telotte sketches a context of interwoven influences and meanings. The result is that this study of the cinematic robot, while mainly focused on science fiction film, also incorporates its appearance in, for example, musicals, cartoons, television, advertising, toys, and literature.  Resilient Fusion Navigation Techniques: Collaboration in Swarm by Rong Wang, Zhi Xiong, Jianye Liu English | 2023 | ISBN: 9811983704 | 226 pages | True PDF EPUB | 58.06 MB  Religion, Public Health and Human Security in Nigeria by Abiodun Alao English | December 28, 2022 | ISBN: 103236520X, 1032365226 | 216 pages | PDF | 4,5 MB This book critically examines the intersection of religion, public health and human security in Nigeria. Focusing on Christianity, Islam, traditional religions and "intra-religious" doctrinal divergencies, the book explores the impact faith has on health-related decisions and how this affects security in Nigeria. The book assesses the connection between religion and five contemporary major health and medical issues in the country. This includes the issue of epidemics and pandemics such as the Covid-19 pandemic, vaccines, contraception, blood transfusion and the controversies associated with "miracle healing". In particular, this book explores situations where individuals have the power of choice but instead embraces faith and religious positions that contradict science in the management of their health and, in the process, expose themselves and others to personal health insecurity. It investigates aspects of human security including the wider international ramifications of health issues, approaches to cures and the interpretation of causes of diseases, as well as the ethno-religious connotations of such interpretations. Exploring key issues that have brought religion into the politics of health and human security in Nigeria, this book will be of interest to students and scholars in the field of African Religion, African Politics, African Studies, public health, security, and Sociology.  Tobias Köllner, "Religion and Politics in Contemporary Russia " English | ISBN: 1138354686 | 2020 | 166 pages | PDF | 4 MB Based on extensive original research at the local level, this book explores the relationship between Russian Orthodoxy and politics in contemporary Russia. It reveals close personal links between politicians at the local, regional and national levels and their counterparts at the equivalent level in the Russian Orthodox Church - priests and monks, bishops and archbishops - who are extensively consulted about political decisions. It outlines a convergence of conservative ideology between politicians and clerics and also highlights that, despite working closely together, there are nevertheless many tensions. The book examines in detail particular areas of cooperation and tension: reform to religious education and a growing emphasis on traditional moral values, the restitution of former church property and the introduction of new festive days. Overall, the book concludes that there is much uncertainty, ambiguity and great local variation.  James D. White, "Red Hamlet: The Life and Ideas of Alexander Bogdanov" English | 2018 | ISBN: 1642590487 | PDF | pages: 508 | 4.6 mb In the first full-length biography of Alexander Bogdanov, James D. White traces the intellectual development of this key socialist thinker, situating his ideas in the context of the Russian revolutionary movement. This sweeping and informative volume examines the part Bogdanov played in the origins of Bolshevism, his role in the revolutions of 1905 and 1917, and his conflict with Lenin which lasted well after the revolution. The book goes on to examine Bogdanov's intellectually legacy―a legacy that, despite being deliberately obscured and distorted, was considerable and of lasting significance.  the late Wesley C. Salmon, Phil Dowe, Merrilee H. Salmon, "Reality and Rationality" English | 2005 | ISBN: 0195181956, 0195177843 | PDF | pages: 304 | 1.4 mb This volume of articles (most published, some new) is a follow-up to the late Wesley C. Salmon's widely read collection Causality And Explanation (OUP 1998). It contains both published and unpublished articles, and focuses on two related areas of inquiry: First, is science a rational enterprise? Secondly, does science yield objective information about our world, even the aspects that we cannot observe directly? Salmon's own take is that objective knowledge of the world is possible, and his work in these articles centers around proving that this can be so. Salmon's influential standing in the field ensures that this volume will be of interest to both undergraduates and professional philosophers, primarily in the philosophy of science.  Michael Haas, "Racial Harmony Is Achievable: Lessons from the Kingdom of Hawai'i" English | 2021 | ISBN: 1032097809, 1138204463 | PDF | pages: 125 | 0.9 mb Racial and social relations can become harmonious and serene in every country of the world. Racism can be eliminated. The Kingdom of Hawaiʽi during the nineteenth century reveals a history of responsive politicians, economic progress, environmental preservation, and serene race relations because of a cultural lifestyle that can be emulated. But not everything was rosy. Severe challenges emerged after the discovery of the Islands in 1778. The leaders and the people responded to various intrusions in an exemplary manner, while the same problems have provoked endless conflict and social disintegration that plague the world today.  RAF Bomber Command at War 1939-1945 by Craig Armstrong English | April 28, 2021 | ISBN: 1526700514 | 192 pages | PDF | 11 Mb The Royal Air Force had placed a great deal of faith in its force of bombers, Bomber Command, in the event of a future war. The belief in the ability of formations of bombers flying in daylight and unescorted, protecting themselves from enemy fighter attack, informed early tactics but led to bloody losses. Hampered by government restrictions on targets, by late 1941 Bomber Command was in crisis. |
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