Stephen Kotkin, David Wolff

Rediscovering Russia in Asia (eBook, PDF)

Siberia and the Russian Far East

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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?

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317461302
• Artikelnr.: 42511549

Autorenporträt

Stephen Kotkin, David Wolff

Inhaltsangabe

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