This is a biography of a borderland between Russia and Poland, a region where, in 1925, people identified as Poles, Germans, Jews, Ukrainians, and Russians lived side by side. Over the next three decades, this mosaic of cultures was modernized and homogenized out of existence by the ruling might of the Soviet Union, then Nazi Germany, and finally, Polish and Ukrainian nationalism. By the 1950s, this "no place" emerged as a Ukrainian heartland, and the fertile mix of peoples that defined the region was destroyed.
Brown's study is grounded in the life of the village and shtetl,...
This is a biography of a borderland between Russia and Poland, a region where, in 1925, people identified as Poles, Germans, Jews, Ukrainians, and ...
Book II: "The Book of Nice" draw your own pictures book full of adventure, fantasy, humor, mystery, and just plain fun. The drawings in Sassafras Tales are by Kate Brown. She has included blank pages throughout her books for creative kids to draw their own pictures. It is an exciting experience for children to express their concept of the interesting characters in Sassafras Tales. They will not be disappointed with this treat. The Book of Nice is based on "The Golden Rule." Treat others like you want them to treat you. Skeetle and Duke's adventures continue when Hezzra-The-Centipede regains...
Book II: "The Book of Nice" draw your own pictures book full of adventure, fantasy, humor, mystery, and just plain fun. The drawings in Sassafras Tale...
SASSAFRAS TALES BOOK I "The United Acres of Sassafras," a draw your own pictures book full of adventure, fantasy, humor, mystery, and just plain fun. The drawings in Sassafras Tales are by Kate Murray Brown. She has included blank pages throughout her books for creative kids to draw their own pictures. It is an exciting experience for children to express their concept of the interesting characters in Sassafras Tales. They will not be disappointed with this treat. In "The United Acres of Sassafras" Duke-The-Chameleon is dropped on the lawn of Queeny's Limestone Palace by a goldfinch on...
SASSAFRAS TALES BOOK I "The United Acres of Sassafras," a draw your own pictures book full of adventure, fantasy, humor, mystery, and just plain fun. ...
Henri Sings the Blues involves a lonely blue heron who, with the help of a very unlikely source, learns the secret of making new friends and is happily surprised by friends he has.
Henri Sings the Blues involves a lonely blue heron who, with the help of a very unlikely source, learns the secret of making new friends and is happil...
While many transnational histories of the nuclear arms race have been written, Kate Brown provides the first definitive account of the great plutonium disasters of the United States and the Soviet Union. In Plutopia, Brown draws on official records and dozens of interviews to tell the extraordinary stories of Richland, Washington and Ozersk, Russia-the first two cities in the world to produce plutonium. To contain secrets, American and Soviet leaders created plutopias--communities of nuclear families living in highly-subsidized, limited-access atomic cities. Fully employed and...
While many transnational histories of the nuclear arms race have been written, Kate Brown provides the first definitive account of the great plutonium...
Policies to assist or protect vulnerable youth play a crucial role in welfare and criminal justice processes, but what role does the discourse surrounding these policies play in how they are put into action? Bringing together real-life examples with academic and practical applications, this book explores the implications of a vulnerability zeitgeist in policy and practice. It draws on in-depth research with marginalized young people and the professionals who support them to question whether the rise of the concept of vulnerability serves the interests of those who are most disadvantaged....
Policies to assist or protect vulnerable youth play a crucial role in welfare and criminal justice processes, but what role does the discourse surroun...
