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This book explores open educational resources and open education through research conducted on this topic globally. This book engages with intersections between open educational resources, social justice and equality, as well as policy in terms of open educational resources. Numerous examples of open praxis are also included, ranging from open educational resources courses to the affordances of artificial intelligence, data-driven learning, and open textbooks in this context. Furthermore, chapters range from providing a broad overview of open educational resources international and regional initiatives in Africa, to cases of work done in the United States, New Zealand, Israel, and Hong Kong. The role of Wikipedia and Wikidata is also prominent. Finally, this book includes unique contributions, focusing on open educational resources and feminist pedagogy, as well as disabled learners’ motivations for participating in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Academics and researchers working in the field of open education and higher education in general will understand the importance of this work.

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Jonathan Monk (*1969) is known for his witty appropriation of art history, his re-staging of conceptual and minimalist art works, his critique of both the exhibition circus and the aesthetic category of originality. Exhibit Model is an installation of photo-papers, depicting his works in different exhibition contexts. Site-specifically modified, it has been shown before in Muttenz, Copenhagen, and Montreal. For its fourth iteration, at KINDL Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin, he combined it with works by fellow artists, the 'invited guests'. Text in English and German.

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Zurzeit gibt es im Bereich Marketing kaum ein Themengebiet, bei welchem die Praxis so nach Anregungen aus der Wissenschaft sucht wie im Produktmanagement. Andreas Herrmann und Frank Huber erläutern detailliert Strategien und Techniken des Produktmanagements. Alle Kapitel folgen einer einheitlichen Grundstruktur: betriebswirtschaftlich relevante Problemstellung, kurze theoretische Grundlage, Diskussion von Lösungsansätzen, Veranschaulichung durch Beispiele.Neu in der 3. AuflageIn der 3. Auflage wurden alle Kapitel überarbeitet. Ferner wurden die Themenbereiche Design und Online-Konfiguration ergänzt.

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Juristen, Ärzte, Pharmakologen und Apotheker finden in diesem Werk vier wesentliche Aspekte des Medizinrechts: das Arztrecht, das Arzneimittelrecht, das Recht der Medizinprodukte und das Transfusionsrecht. Die rechtliche Darstellung medizinischer, pharmazeutischer und medizintechnischer sowie transplantations- und transfusionsrechtlicher Probleme verdeutlichen Entscheidungen und praktische Fälle. Ein Blick auf ausländische Entscheidungen, Regeln und Tendenzen rundet das Bild ab. Europarechtliche Vorgaben werden eingehend beleuchtet. Die 7. Auflage setzt neue Akzente im Bereich des Transplantationsrechts, der Patientenverfügung und der Sterbebegleitung und zeigt neuere Entwicklungen in Europa im Recht der medizinischen Forschung, auch an Tieren. Wegen der genauen Gliederung und des ausführlichen Registers ist das Buch auch als Nachschlagewerk geeignet.

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In Zeiten wirtschaftlichen Abschwungs wird es viel schwieriger, Produkte zu verkaufen, den Kundenstamm zu halten und Marktanteile zu gewinnen. Fehler werden kostspieliger und das Scheitern wird wahrscheinlicher für alle, die den Übergang nicht schaffen. Aber stellen Sie sich vor, Sie könnten Ihre Produkte verkaufen, wenn andere es nicht können, Sie könnten Ihren Konkurrenten Marktanteile abnehmen, und Sie würden die genauen Formeln kennen, die es Ihnen ermöglichen, Ihren Umsatz zu steigern, während andere sich herausreden. In Grant Cardones Buch geht es darum, wie Sie Ihre Produkte und Dienstleistungen ungeachtet der Wirtschaftslage verkaufen können. Der Autor zeigt dem Leser Wege auf, wie er unabhängig von seinem Produkt, seiner Dienstleistung oder seiner Idee Umsatz generieren kann. Cardone liefert seine bewährten Strategien, die es Ihnen ermöglichen, nicht nur weiterhin zu verkaufen, sondern auch neue Produkte zu entwickeln, die Gewinnspanne zu erhöhen, Marktanteile zu gewinnen und vieles mehr. Zu den wichtigsten Konzepten im Buch gehören: - die Umwandlung von unverkauften in verkaufte Produkte, - der Power-Plan zur Maximierung des Umsatzes, - Ihr Finanzplan für die Freiheit, - die richtige Einstellung zum Verkaufen.

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Eine „tägliche […] Buchführung mit sich selbst“ war für Goethe von großer Bedeutung, wie er 1827 gegenüber Kanzler Friedrich von Müller formulierte. Seine überlieferten Tagebücher machen rund zehn Prozent seines literarischen Nachlasses aus und erstrecken sich über einen Zeitraum von 57 Jahren. In der neuen historisch-kritischen Edition werden die Texte – im Unterschied zur Weimarer Ausgabe von Goethes Werken – ohne Eingriffe durch die Herausgeber nach den Handschriften wiedergegeben. Ein Apparat verzeichnet sämtliche zeitgenössischen Korrekturen und Ergänzungen sowie die Wechsel der Schreiber. Ein umfangreiches Register der direkt und indirekt im Tagebuch genannten Personen, Werke und Orte sowie ein Register zu Goethes Werken erschließen den Text. Ein ausführlicher Kommentar im zweiten Teilband erläutert und kontextualisiert die Notate und macht sie dadurch mit Gewinn lesbar.

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Franz Graf von Pocci (1807–1876) war nicht nur Zeremonienmeister, Opernintendant, Komponist, Schriftsteller und Erfinder des Kasperl Larifari, sondern ein geradezu besessener Zeichner. „Und hättʼ ich wohl an hundert Händʼ / mit Burgen kämʼ ich nie zu Endʼ!", dichtete er selbst über seine Leidenschaft, ständig die Bildphantasie spielen zu lassen. Sie kreiste um erfundene Landschaften oder illustrierte seine Texte, konnte aber auch genauso gut in unbestechlicher Boshaftigkeit seine Kollegen in Verwaltung und Künstlerschaft als Karikaturen aufspießen. Der Bestand der Staatlichen Graphischen Sammlung München wurde durch eine bedeutende Stiftung von 82 Zeichnungen jüngst bereicherte. Daneben dokumentiert das Buch auch erstmals den Zeichner Ludwig Graf von Otting (1818–1894), der bei der Vereinigung »Altengland« Poccis Nachfolger als zeichnender Chronist wurde.

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Zeichnen und Schreiben in Skizzenbüchern sind seit Jahrhunderten und bis heute wesentlicher Bestandteil künstlerischer Praxis. Die graphischen Spuren in den Büchern sind geprägt durch große Unmittelbarkeit sowie Heterogenität: Gesehenes, Gehörtes und Gelesenes, Einfälle, Gedanken und Erinnerungen können bewahrt, strukturiert und reflektiert werden. Gleichzeitig bieten Skizzenbücher einen ganz privaten und geschützten Raum, um jenseits aller ästhetischen Erwartungen und Konventionen Neues zu entwickeln. Die Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München stellt das Medium Skizzenbuch erstmals in den Mittelpunkt einer umfassenden musealen Präsentation. Der Ausstellungskatalog umfasst sowohl eine Typologie des Schreibens und Zeichnens im Skizzenbuch als auch aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse zu kunsttechnologischen Aspekten. Nicht zuletzt wird der Gesamtbestand von mehr als 250 Skizzenbüchern vom 18. Jahrhundert bis in die Gegenwart, von Malern, Zeichnern, Bildhauern, Architekten wie auch Reiseskizzenbücher typologisiert und in einer detaillierten Bestandsliste erfasst.

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Unverstaubteres als seine Prosa lässt sich nicht denken. Wer ihn liest, fühlt sich belebt durch seinen Witz, seine feine Bosheit, helle Vernunft und unbedingte Humanität. Robert Musil zufolge war es leichter, eine Forelle mit der Hand zu fangen, als eine ernsthafte Unterredung mit Alfred Polgar zu führen. Andreas Nentwich versucht es gar nicht erst, sondern wendet sich der Oberfläche zu: Maßschuhen und Geldnöten, Neurasthenien und Lebensspuren auf dem fotografischen Abbild. Und er passt Polgar dort ab, wo er mit seiner ganzen Person anwesend ist, weil er nicht 'ich' sagen muss: in den Vexierspielen seiner kritischen Erzählungen und erzählenden Kritiken.

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Im ältesten erhaltenen Bauwerk Magdeburgs, dem ehemaligen Marienstift 'Unser Lieben Frau', befindet sich heute neben wechselnden Kunstausstellungen vor allem die museale Skulpturensammlung der Stadt Magdeburg mit Werken von der Antike über das Mittelalter bis zu einem großen zeitgenössischen Bestand. Außerhalb der Klausurräume wurde in der DDR ein großer Skulpturenpark begründet, dessen Ausbau heute auf die internationale Kunst der Gegenwart fokussiert ist. Die romanische Klosterkirche wird für musikalische Aufführungen genutzt.

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Minimally invasive spine surgery, in some form or other, has historical roots dating back more than 100 years, and recent advances in technology now make it increasingly effective in treating suitable spine patients. While minimally invasive approaches have shown to reduce muscle damage, blood loss, and post-operative pain, to perform this t ype of surgery correctly, even highly skilled modern-day surgeons must prepare themselves for a demanding learning curve. For this reason, AOSpine proudly presents Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Techniques, Evidence, and Controversies, the most comprehensive book of its kind, which includes more than 500 pages of surgical techniques, illustrations, case images, tips and tricks, and research, providing an invaluable tool for spine surgeons around the world. Each technique is fully examined: The pros and cons of each is objectively reviewed Its spectrum of indications and contraindications is summarized Historical and modern day controversies relating to each technique are discussed Uniquely, chapters in the text are further supported by an evidence-based section summarizing research studies, analysis, and conclusions into each technique, from peer-reviewed journals The text covers more than just a range of interesting medical techniques. By including brief historical introductions on each technique and the surgeons that explored and founded its methods, their early (sometimes self-made) instrumentation, right through to todays current best-practice, this book provides an interesting, informative, and topical instruction on minimally invasive surgery and its increasingly encouraging results for spine-patient care.

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Keller, Bauteile unter anschließendem Gelände, stellen spezielle Anforderungen an Planung und Ausführung. Die 2. Auflage dieser Einführung geht ausführlich auf die maßgeblichen mechanischen Einwirkungen und bauphysikalischen Anforderungen ein. Systematisch werden in dem Band Funktion und Anforderung von Kellern, Konstruktionselemente, Feuchtigkeitsschutz und Detailausbildungen behandelt. Der Feuchtigkeitsschutz erdberührender Bauteile wird im Hauptabschnitt von den Grundlagen bis zu Detaillösungen besonders ausführlich dargestellt, aber auch der Planung und Ausstattung von Schutzräumen ist unter Berücksichtigung aktueller Vorgaben ein eigener Abschnitt gewidmet. Beispiele, Bildmaterial und Normhinweise wurden für die 2. Auflage aktualisiert.

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Inspired by his lectures on rhetoric and by game theory, this book provides a new interpretation of Adam Smith’s system of thought. It highlights its coherence through the identification of three reasoning routines and a meta-reasoning routine throughout his work on languages, rhetoric, moral sentiments, self-command, and the nature and causes of the wealth of nations. The identification of these reasoning routines allows the authors to uncover a hitherto poorly understood deep structure of Smith’s work and to explain its main characteristics. How these routines emerged in Smith’s early research on the principles of the human mind is also traced. This book sheds new light on Adam Smith and his work, highlighting his sophisticated understanding of strategic interaction in all things rhetorical, moral, and economic. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in the history of ideas, the history of economic thought, game theory, Enlightenment studies, and rhetoric.

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This book introduces relational thinking to political analysis. Instead of merely providing an overview of possible trajectories for articulating a relational political analysis, Peeter Selg and Andreas Ventsel put forth a concrete relational theory of the political, which has implications for research methodology, culminating in a concrete method they call political form analysis. In addition, they sketch out several applications of this theory, methodology and method. They call their approach “political semiotics” and argue that it is a fruitful way of conducting research on power, governance and democracy – the core dimensions of the political – in a manner that is envisioned in numerous discussions of the “relational turn” in the social sciences. It is the first monograph that attempts to outline an approach to the political that would be relational throughout, from its meta theoretical and theoretical premises through to its methodological implications, methods and empirical applications.

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The Elgar Companion to Neo-Schumpeterian Economics is a cutting-edge collection of specially commissioned contributions highlighting not only the broad scope but also the common ground between all branches of this prolific and fast developing field of economics.For 25 years economists have been investigating industrial dynamics under the heading of neo-Schumpeterian economics, which has itself become a mature and widely acknowledged discipline in the fields of innovation, knowledge, growth and development economics. The Elgar Companion to Neo-Schumpeterian Economics surveys the achievements of the most visible scholars in this area. The contributions to the Companion give both a brief survey on the various fields of neo-Schumpeterian economics as well as insights into recent research at the scientific frontiers. The book also illustrates the potential of neo-Schumpeterian economics to overcome its so far self-imposed restriction to the domains of technology driven industry dynamics, and to become a comprehensive approach in economics suited for the analysis of development processes in all economic domains. Integrating both the public sector and financial markets, the book focusses on the co-evolutionary processes between the different domains.As a roadmap for the development of a comprehensive neo-Schumpeterian theory, the Companion will be an invaluable source of reference for researchers in the fields of industrial dynamics and economic growth, and academics and scholars of economics generally. PhD students will find the Companion an indispensable general introduction to the field of neo-Schumpeterian economics. It will also appeal to politicians and consultants engaged in national and international policy as the Companion deals with the highly important and ever topical phenomena of economic development.

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Communities affected by natural disasters are often stigmatized as being passive with regard to disaster prevention, mitigation and adaptation, waiting only for government assistance in the aftermath of such events. However, many innovative community initiatives have been developed to address natural disasters, which are often characterized as "local responses". While scrutinizing the potential strength and comparative advantage of community-based disaster response, this book analyzes and illustrates how individuals, families and social groups in rural and urban communities perceive natural disasters, their underlying reasons and their effects on their livelihoods, and documents and analyzes the role of local responses to natural disasters and conflict. Key factors determining the degree of vulnerability and resilience of affected communities are also elicited. Several pivotal issues related to community-based disaster responses are addressed, such as the relationship between local and external knowledge in addressing disasters, the relevance of institutional and policy frameworks for community-based disaster response and the role of social capital and collective action.

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This book critically assesses conceptions of democracy in different republican traditions. This book explores the historical and theoretical relationships between democracy and republicanism, and their consequences. It expands on the foundational principle of republicanism, putting forward new insights into connections between liberty, law and democratic politics, and a radically new conceptualisation of the meaning and structure of democratic institutions and procedures. It includes contributions from Philip Pettit, John Ferejohn, Rainer Forst, James Bohman, Cecile Laborde, Jack N. Rakove and John P. McCormick.

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A mathematical tool for scientists and researchers who work with computer and communication networks, Game Theory in Communication Networks: Cooperative Resolution of Interactive Networking Scenarios addresses the question of how to promote cooperative behavior in interactive situations between heterogeneous entities in communication networking scenarios. It explores network design and management from a theoretical perspective, using game theory and graph theory to analyze strategic situations and demonstrate profitable behaviors of the cooperative entities.The book promotes the use of Game Theory to address important resource management and security issues found in next generation communications networks, particularly heterogeneous networks, for cases where cooperative interactive networking scenarios can be formulated. It provides solutions for representative mechanisms that need improvement by presenting a theoretical step-by-step approach. The text begins with a presentation of theory that can be used to promote cooperation for the entities in a particular interactive situation. Next, it examines two-player interaction as well as interactions between multiple players. The final chapter presents and examines a performance evaluation framework based on MATLAB®.Each chapter begins by introducing basic theory for dealing with a particular interactive situation and illustrating how particular aspects of game theory can be used to formulate and solve interactive situations that appear in communication networks regularly. The second part of each chapter presents example scenarios that demonstrate the applicability and power of the theory—illustrating a number of cooperative interactions and discussing how they could be addressed within the theoretical framework presented in the first part of the chapter. The book also includes simulation code that can be downloaded so you can use some or all of the proposed models to improve your own network designs. Specific topics covered include network selection, user-network interaction, network synthesis, and context-aware security provisioning.

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During the Cold War, deterrence theory was the cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy. Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, however, popular wisdom dictated that terrorist organizations and radical fanatics could not be deterred—and governments shifted their attention to combating terrorism rather than deterring it. This book challenges that prevailing assumption and offers insight as to when and where terrorism can be deterred. It first identifies how and where theories of deterrence apply to counterterrorism, highlighting how traditional and less-traditional notions of deterrence can be applied to evolving terrorist threats. It then applies these theoretical propositions to real-world threats to establish the role deterrence has within a dynamic counterterrorism strategy—and to identify how metrics can be created for measuring the success of terrorism deterrence strategies. In sum, it provides a foundation for developing effective counterterrorism policies to help states contain or curtail the terrorism challenges they face.

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This book provides an in-depth investigation of the link between human capital and economic growth. The authors take an innovative approach, examining the determinants of economic growth through a historical overview of the concept of human capital. The text fosters a deep understanding of the connection between human capital and economic growth through the exploration of different theoretical approaches, a review of the literature, and the application of nonlinear estimation techniques to a comprehensive data set. The authors discuss nonparametric econometric techniques and their application to estimating nonlinearities—which has emerged as one of the most salient features of empirical work in modeling the human capital-growth relationship, and the process of economic growth in general. By delving into the topic from theoretical and empirical standpoints, this book offers an insightful new view that will be extremely useful for scholars, students, and policy makers.

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Is economic nationalism an outdated phenomenon in light of globalization? Economic Nationalism in a Globalizing World demonstrates the enduring, and even heightened, economic significance of national identities and nationalism in the current age. The volume's contributors, pioneers in the reinterpretation of economic nationalism, explore diverse ways in which national identities and nationalism continue to shape contemporary economic policies and processes. The authors examine the question in a range of geographical contexts and issues: European Union food politics, competitiveness strategies in New Zealand, East Asian development strategies, Japanese liberalization, monetary politics in Quebec and Germany, and post-Soviet economic reforms. Together, the cases explore the policy breadth of nationalism. It is not just a "protectionist" ideology but is in fact associated with a wide variety of economic policies, including support for economic liberalization and globalization.

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Contemporary society has seen an unprecedented rise in both the demand and the desire to be creative, to bring something new into the world. Once the reserve of artistic subcultures, creativity has now become a universal model for culture and an imperative in many parts of society.In this new book, cultural sociologist Andreas Reckwitz investigates how the ideal of creativity has grown into a major social force, from the art of the avant-garde and postmodernism to the ‘creative industries’ and the innovation economy, the psychology of creativity and self-growth, the media representation of creative stars, and the urban design of ‘creative cities’. Where creativity is often assumed to be a force for good, Reckwitz looks critically at how this imperative has developed from the 1970s to the present day. Though we may well perceive creativity as the realization of some natural and innate potential within us, it has rather to be understood within the structures of a very specific culture of the new in late modern society. The Invention of Creativity is a bold and refreshing counter to conventional wisdom that shows how our age is defined by radical and restrictive processes of social aestheticization. It will be of great interest to those working in a variety of disciplines, from cultural and social theory to art history and aesthetics.

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Social theory needs to be completely rethought in a world of digital media and social media platforms driven by data processes. Fifty years after Berger and Luckmann published their classic text The Social Construction of Reality, two leading sociologists of media, Nick Couldry and Andreas Hepp, revisit the question of how social theory can understand the processes through which an everyday world is constructed in and through media. Drawing on Schütz, Elias and many other social and media theorists, they ask: what are the implications of digital media�s profound involvement in those processes? Is the result a social world that is stable and liveable, or one that is increasingly unstable and unliveable?

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Learn all you need to know about wireless sensor networks! Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks provides a thorough description of the nuts and bolts of wireless sensor networks. The authors give an overview of the state-of-the-art, putting all the individual solutions into perspective with one and other. Numerous practical examples, case studies and illustrations demonstrate the theory, techniques and results presented. The clear chapter structure, listing learning objectives, outline and summarizing key points, help guide the reader expertly through the material. Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks: Covers architecture and communications protocols in detail with practical implementation examples and case studies. Provides an understanding of mutual relationships and dependencies between different protocols and architectural decisions. Offers an in-depth investigation of relevant protocol mechanisms. Shows which protocols are suitable for which tasks within a wireless sensor network and in which circumstances they perform efficiently. Features an extensive website with the bibliography, PowerPoint slides, additional exercises and worked solutions. This text provides academic researchers, graduate students in computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering, as well as practitioners in industry and research engineers with an understanding of the specific design challenges and solutions for wireless sensor networks. Check out www.wiley.com/go/wsn for accompanying course material! "I am deeply impressed by the book of Karl & Willig. It is by far the most complete source for wireless sensor networks...The book covers almost all topics related to sensor networks, gives an amazing number of references, and, thus, is the perfect source for students, teachers, and researchers. Throughout the book the reader will find high quality text, figures, formulas, comparisons etc. - all you need for a sound basis to start sensor network research." Prof. Jochen Schiller, Institute of Computer Science, Freie Universität Berlin

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This Second edition contains consise information on 134 carefully chosen named organic reactions - the standard set of undergraduate and graduate synthetic organic chemistry courses. Each reaction is detailed with clearly drawn mechanisms, references from the primary literature, and well-written accounts covering the mechanical aspects of the reactions, and the details of side reactions and substrate limitations. For the 2nd edition the complete text has been revised and updated, and four new reactions have been added: Baylis-Hillmann Reaction, Sonogashira Reaction, Pummerer Reaction, and the Swern Oxidation und Cyclopropanation. An essential text for students preparing for exams in organic chemistry.

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Focusing on Eastern and Central Europe before WWII, this collection explores various genres of "ethnoliterature" across temporal, geographical, and ideological borders as sites of Jewish identity formation and dissemination. Challenging the assumption of cultural uniformity among Ashkenazi Jews, the contributors consider how ethnographic literature defines Jews and Jewishness, the political context of Jewish ethnography, and the question of audience, readers, and listeners. With contributions from leading scholars and an appendix of translated historical ethnographies, this volume presents vivid case studies across linguistic and disciplinary divides, revealing a rich textual history that throws the complexity and diversity of a people into sharp relief.

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This monograph discloses the estate-based social structure of contemporary Russia by way of outlining the principles of the USSR's peculiar estate system, and explaining the new social estates of post-Soviet Russia. Simon Kordonsky distinguishes and describes in particular the currently existing Russian service and support estates. He introduces the notions of a resource-based state and resource-based economy as the political and economic foundations for Russian society's estate structure. His study demonstrates, moreover, how the method of inventing and institutionalizing threats plays a dominant role in the mode of distribution of scarce resources in such a social system. The book shows fundamental differences between resource- as well as threat-based economies, on the one side, and traditional risk-based economies, on the other, and discloses what this means for Russia's future.

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