Rediscovering Russia in Asia: Siberia and the Russian Far East

ISBN-13: 9781563245466 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 356 str.

Stephen Kotkin; David Wolff

Opis

This work presents a trans-Siberian expedition to rediscover the peoples, cultures and riches of Russia's eastern frontiers. It addresses such questions as: who are the people of the region?; have they a distinct culture?; and does the area have a future as part of the Pacific Rim?

Spis treści

Selected Contents:  Foreword: Civic Service Analysis Has Come of Age Amitai Etzioni  Part 1: Context  1. Building Knowledge on Civic Service Worldwide Amanda Moore McBride and Michael Sherraden, with Margaret Lombe and Fengyan Tang  2. From Military Service to Civic Service: The Evolution of National Youth Service Donald J. Eberly and Reuven Gal  Part 2: National Service: Policy, Potential, and Effects  3. The Effects of National Service in Africa, with a Focus on Nigeria Ebenezer Obadare  4. Toward Universal National Youth Service in Israel: Possible Social Capital Effects Nicole Fleischer and Reuven Gal  5. The Effects of National Service in the United States: A Research Synthesis James Perry and Ann Marie Thomson  Part 3: Civic Service Across the Life Course  6. Civic Service Among Youth in Chile, Denmark, England, and the United States: A Psychological Perspective Judith Torney-Purta, Jo-Ann Amadeo, and Wendy Klandl Richardson  7. The Potential Effects of Service-learning and Community Service in Educational Settings in Latin America Maria Nieves Tapia  8. Youth Service and Elder Service in Comparative Perspective Nancy Morrow-Howell and Fengyan Tang  Part IV: Civic Service Across Borders  9. International Civic Service: A Step Toward Cooperation in a Global World Margaret Sherrard Sherraden  10. Social Psychological Theory and the Potential for Intergroup and Ethnonational Cooperation in Civic Service Programs Ronald Pitner  Part V: Impacts and Inquiry  11. Civic Service Across Nations and Cultures: The Range of Effects and Ways to Study Them Justin Davis Smith and Angela Ellis  12. Directions in Civic Service Scholarship: An Institutional Perspective, Amanda Moore McBride and Michael Sherraden, with Natasha Menon

O autorze

Stephen Kotkin, David Wolff