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A New Capitalist Order

|9780822958550|Privatization And Ideology In Russia And Eastern Europe| After the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and eastern Europe, more than a dozen countries undertook aggressive privatization programs. Proponents…

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Modernity at the Movies

…to midcentury Latin America.| Camila Gatica Mizala| Illuminations: Cultural Formations of the Americas| History / Latin America / South America Performing Arts / Film & Video / History & Criticism…

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Under Solomon’s Throne

…specific ways that Osh Uzbeks are making sense of their post-Soviet dilemmas. These practices reveal deep connections with Soviet and Islamic sensibilities and with everyday acts of dwelling in urban

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Cultivating Victory

…farms and to raise gardens in urban areas. These recruits were primarily women, who readily volunteered in what came to be known as Women’s Land Armies. Stirred by national propaganda…

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The Friendly Liquidation of the Past

|9780822957294|The Politics of Diversity in Latin America|Constitutional reform has been one of the most significant aspects of democratization in late twentieth century Latin America. In The Friendly Liquidation of the…

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