When the Bolsheviks seized power in 1917, they set themselves the task of building socialism in the vast landscape of the former Russian Empire, a territory populated by hundreds of different peoples belonging to a multitude of linguistic, religious, and ethnic groups. Before 1917, the Bolsheviks had called for the national self-determination of all peoples and had condemned all forms of colonization as exploitative. After attaining power, however, they began to express concern that it would not be possible for Soviet Russia to survive without the cotton of Turkestan and the oil of the Caucasus. In an effort to reconcile their anti-imperialist position with their desire to hold on to as much territory as possible, the Bolsheviks integrated the national idea into the administrative-territorial structure of the new Soviet state. In Empire of Nations, Francine Hirsch examines the ways in which former imperial ethnographers and local elites provided the Bolsheviks with ethnographic knowledge that shaped the very formation of the new Soviet Union. The ethnographers—who drew inspiration from the Western European colonial context—produced all-union censuses, assisted government commissions charged with delimiting the USSR's internal borders, led expeditions to study "the human being as a productive force," and created ethnographic exhibits about the "Peoples of the USSR." In the 1930s, they would lead the Soviet campaign against Nazi race theories. Hirsch illuminates the pervasive tension between the colonial-economic and ethnographic definitions of Soviet territory; this tension informed Soviet social, economic, and administrative structures. A major contribution to the history of Russia and the Soviet Union, Empire of Nations also offers new insights into the connection between ethnography and empire.
Автор: Marquez Xavier, Davis J. C., Morrow John Название: Democratic Moments: Reading Democratic Texts ISBN: 1350006173 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350006171 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 4117.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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This collection of short essays on texts in the history of democracy shows the diversity of ideas that contributed to the making of our present democratic moment.
The selection of texts goes beyond the standard, Western-centric canonical history of democracy, with its beginnings in ancient Athens and its climax in the French and American revolutions, recovering some of the significant body of democratic and anti-democratic thought in Latin America, Asia, and elsewhere. It includes discussions of well-known philosophers like Plato and Aristotle, but also of a variety of thinkers much less well known in English as writers on democracy: Al Farabi, Bolivar, Gandhi, Radishchev, Lenin, Sun Yat-sen, and many others. The essays thus de-center our understanding of the moments where the idea of democracy was articulated, rejected, and appropriated.
Spanning antiquity to the present and global in scope, with contributions by key scholars of democracy from around the world, Democratic Moments is the ideal text for all students wishing to expand their understanding of the ways in which this contested concept has been understood.
Автор: Charles Barrilleaux et al Название: Democratic Policymaking ISBN: 0521122767 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521122764 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 7603.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This introduction to public policy applies analytic models to policymaking challenges, to equip students with the tools to independently evaluate core policymaking dilemmas. It is suitable for introductory public policy and public administration courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Автор: Grilli Di Cortona Pietro, Pisciotta Barbara, Terzuolo Eric R. Название: Crisis and Breakdown of Non-Democratic Regimes: Lessons from the Third Wave ISBN: 0996648496 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780996648493 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4782.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The essays in this volume draw on an analysis of over 80 attempts at democratic regime change, some successful, others not, in what Samuel Huntington termed the "Third Wave" of democratization. Why do some authoritarian regimes collapse in the face of pressures to democratize, while others survive? And what does this tell us, in turn, about the factors thought to promote democracy? The essays in this volume draw on a comprehensive analysis of over 80 attempts at democratic regime change, some successful, others not, in what Samuel Huntington memorably termed the "Third Wave" of democratization, beginning with Portugal's Carnation Revolution in 1974. The focus is on factors-internal, external, and contextual-that can promote democratic regime change, and under what conditions they are effective or ineffective. Legacies of the past, civil society, and elite dynamics are among the internal factors under examination, along with economic development and crises, and the role of "stateness," especially when it is weak. On the external front, chapters address both structural (long-term) and conjunctural (short-term) factors, with particular attention to the varying impacts of interventions by international actors, whether specifically intended to promote democracy or not. Geography (political, economic, human, and cultural), which helps delimit and condition the process of political change, also receives attention. While some scholars argue that we have now experienced a fourth or even a fifth wave of democratization, the roughly 40 years following the Portuguese revolution featured an incomparably large and diverse set of efforts to democratize. The lessons to be drawn from that huge body of data remain highly relevant as we seek to understand the outcomes of more recent "color revolutions" or the Arab Spring, and as we consider the future of democratization.
Описание: The boundary between semantics and pragmatics has been important since the early twentieth century, but in the last twenty-five years it has become the central issue in the philosophy of language. This anthology collects classic philosophical papers on the topic, along with recent key contributions. It stresses not only the nature of the boundary, but also its importance for philosophy generally.
Описание: This book provides a bottom-up contribution to contemporary political and cultural theory, by presenting leisure activities as a democratic arena. Where much of the existing literature on leisure and play views participants as consumers, Kj?lsr?d presents these people as producers, who conduct micro-processes of social protection, become informed and skilled, and achieve influence via complex leisure. Through an in-depth analysis of a range of leisure practices, this book demonstrates where players belong in the political landscapes of modern democracies. Leisure as Source of Knowledge, Social Resilience and Public Commitment will be of interest to students and scholars of leisure, recreational, and cultural studies, as well as sociologists, anthropologists and political scientists studying identity construction, emerging social worlds, and novel channels of political participation in contemporary society.
Автор: Lord Название: A Democratic Audit of the European Union ISBN: 0333992822 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780333992821 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12577.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: `A Democratic Audit of the European Union` provides a systematic assessment of democracy in the EU against clearly defined criteria. Christopher Lord offers a double challenge to generalizations about a democratic deficit in the EU.
Автор: Macartney Название: The Debt Crisis and European Democratic Legitimacy ISBN: 1137298006 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137298003 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 8384.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Huw Macartney examines the conflicting movements gripping Europe. He explains why `more Europe and less democracy` seems to be the order of the day. This comes at precisely the time when the everyday life of European citizens is most affected by the decisions of political classes at the heart of Europe.
Автор: Horn Название: Democratic Governance and Social Entrepreneurship ISBN: 1138830445 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138830448 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 6736.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explores the connection between strong democracy and neoliberal development schemes based on the concept of `social entrepreneurship` in Thailand and Southern India.
Автор: Crabtree Название: Towards Democratic Viability ISBN: 0333802101 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780333802106 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 15372.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The text traces the twin processes of economic liberalization and political democratization in Bolivia since the 1980s, placing both in their historical context.
Описание: The book focuses on how to enhance the political incentives on democratically-elected governments to protect the interests of future generations.
Название: `Democratic Knowledge` and Knowledge Production ISBN: 0367023873 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367023874 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7042.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book`s critical focus on local agency in North Africa, namely Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt, intends to explore the dynamic facet of `democratic learning` in the popular protests of the `Arab Spring`. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of North African Studies.
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