This memoir by one of the foremost scholars of the Soviet period spans three continents and more than half a century-from the 1950s when Lewis Siegelbaum's father was a victim of McCarthyism up through the implosion of the Soviet Union and beyond. Siegelbaum recreates journeys of discovery and self- discovery in the tumult of student rebellion...
Beginning in the 1870s, Bretons from Brittany migrated to Paris, facing the stigma of being labeled "pariahs." Leslie Page Moch explores how their status evolved over time, influenced by state policies, economic shifts, and changing perceptions among Parisians. Utilizing a range of sources, including demographic data and personal writings, she illustrates the complex journey of integration for the Breton community, ultimately highlighting their transition from marginalized outsiders to integral members of Parisian society.
Tells the story of the vast movements of people throughout Europe and examines the links between human mobility and the fundamental changes that transformed European life. This text describes the Western European migration from the pre-industrial era to the year 2000. schovat popis
'I started to write more poetry Different kinds and types were they all At times it could seem to be a strain About subjects both large and small...' LESLIE LEWIS As the title of his collection suggests, Leslie Lewis' poetry encompasses many different styles and subjects, from the personal to the political, from light-hearted to serious.
Deeply researched and engagingly told, this masterful and entertaining biography of the Soviet automobile provides a new perspective on one of the twentieth century's most iconic-and important-technologies and a novel approach to understanding the USSR.
The first history of late imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet Russia through the lens of...
This Element explains the historical conditions for the seemingly anomalous presence of people outside of 'their own' Soviet republic and the sometimes- fraught consequences for them and their post-Soviet host countries.