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Contributors from diverse disciplinary, ideological, and
theoretical perspectives, examine the multiple aspects and
dimensions of globalization. By employing a variety of
methodological approaches, the authors provide insights into the
role of numerous agents in furthering the process and project of
present and future globalization(s), as manifested in economic,
political and cultural domains. Furthermore, they address the
impacts of globalization in nation-states, emancipatory feminist
and environmental movements, and migrant communities, as well as
identify their participation in and opposition to the phenomena of
globalization.
The Stuff of Soldiers uses everyday objects to tell the story of
the Great Patriotic War as never before. Brandon M. Schechter
attends to a diverse array of things-from spoons to tanks-to show
how a wide array of citizens became soldiers, and how the
provisioning of material goods separated soldiers from civilians.
Through a fascinating examination of leaflets, proclamations,
newspapers, manuals, letters to and from the front, diaries, and
interviews, The Stuff of Soldiers reveals how the use of everyday
items made it possible to wage war. The dazzling range of documents
showcases ethnic diversity, women's particular problems at the
front, and vivid descriptions of violence and looting. Each chapter
features a series of related objects: weapons, uniforms, rations,
and even the knick-knacks in a soldier's rucksack. These objects
narrate the experience of people at war, illuminating the changes
taking place in Soviet society over the course of the most
destructive conflict in recorded history. Schechter argues that
spoons, shovels, belts, and watches held as much meaning to the
waging of war as guns and tanks. In The Stuff of Soldiers, he
describes the transformative potential of material things to create
a modern culture, citizen, and soldier during World War II. --
Cornell University Press
With more than 1,000 posts and 2 million views, the esteemed blog
Small Things Considered has been sparking the imagination of
microbiologists for an entire decade. Throughout the years, Elio
Schaechter and his team of dedicated bloggers have shared exciting,
unexpected, and unusual stories from the microbial world. A look at
the amazing, groovy world of microbes With more than 1,000 posts
and 2 million views, the esteemed blog Small Things Considered has
been sparking the imagination of microbiologists for an entire
decade. Throughout the years, Elio Schaechter and his team of
dedicated bloggers have shared exciting, unexpected, and unusual
stories from the microbial world. In the Company of Microbes is a
carefully selected treasure chest of wise, amusing, and even
profound statements about the ubiquity and relevance of the
microbial world. Schaechter, past ASM Presidents, and distinguished
microbiologists from around the globe reflect on personal,
sometimes historic interactions with microbes and unexpected
discoveries, each essay conveying the excitement and sense of
surprise that microbiology holds for them. This is the reason that
Small Things Considered is a scientific and social media phenomenon
that has impacted scientists at every stage of their careers and
shared the magical of microbes with world. Join Schaechter in
discovering a never-ending pageant of astounding variations on the
theme of microbial life. Enjoy!
Drawing on recently released Soviet archival materials, Hunger and
War investigates state food supply policy and its impact on Soviet
society during World War II. It explores the role of the state in
provisioning the urban population, particularly workers, with food;
feeding the Red army; the medicalization of hunger; hunger in
blockaded Leningrad; and civilian mortality from hunger and
malnutrition in other home front industrial regions. New research
reported here challenges and complicates many of the narratives and
counter-narratives about the war. The authors engage such difficult
subjects as starvation mortality, bitterness over privation and
inequalities in provisioning, and conflicts among state
organizations. At the same time, they recognize the considerable
role played by the Soviet state in organizing supplies of food to
adequately support the military effort and defense production and
in developing policies that promoted social stability amid
upheaval. The book makes a significant contribution to scholarship
on the Soviet population's experience of World War II as well as to
studies of war and famine.
Drawing on recently released Soviet archival materials, Hunger and
War investigates state food supply policy and its impact on Soviet
society during World War II. It explores the role of the state in
provisioning the urban population, particularly workers, with food;
feeding the Red army; the medicalization of hunger; hunger in
blockaded Leningrad; and civilian mortality from hunger and
malnutrition in other home front industrial regions. New research
reported here challenges and complicates many of the narratives and
counter-narratives about the war. The authors engage such difficult
subjects as starvation mortality, bitterness over privation and
inequalities in provisioning, and conflicts among state
organizations. At the same time, they recognize the considerable
role played by the Soviet state in organizing supplies of food to
adequately support the military effort and defense production and
in developing policies that promoted social stability amid
upheaval. The book makes a significant contribution to scholarship
on the Soviet population's experience of World War II as well as to
studies of war and famine.
The Stuff of Soldiers uses everyday objects to tell the story of
the Great Patriotic War as never before. Brandon M. Schechter
attends to a diverse array of things—from spoons to tanks—to
show how a wide array of citizens became soldiers, and how the
provisioning of material goods separated soldiers from civilians.
Through a fascinating examination of leaflets, proclamations,
newspapers, manuals, letters to and from the front, diaries, and
interviews, The Stuff of Soldiers reveals how the use of everyday
items made it possible to wage war. The dazzling range of documents
showcases ethnic diversity, women's particular problems at the
front, and vivid descriptions of violence and looting. Each chapter
features a series of related objects: weapons, uniforms, rations,
and even the knick-knacks in a soldier's rucksack. These objects
narrate the experience of people at war, illuminating the changes
taking place in Soviet society over the course of the most
destructive conflict in recorded history. Schechter argues that
spoons, shovels, belts, and watches held as much meaning to the
waging of war as guns and tanks. In The Stuff of Soldiers, he
describes the transformative potential of material things to create
a modern culture, citizen, and soldier during World War II.
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