In the Name of the Great Work Debra FischerBeginning in 1948, the Soviet Union launched a series of wildly ambitious projects to implement Joseph Stalins vision of a total transformation of nature. Intended to increase agricultural yields dramatically, this utopian impulse quickly spread to the newly communist states of Eastern Europe, captivating political elites and war fatigued publics alike. By the time of Stalins death, however, these attempts at transformationwhich relied upon
This book challenges such misconceptions by revealing the complex character of scripture and its interpretation in South Asian religions
our fellow thous are entitled to more than merely moral treatment: protection and enhancement of their continuing well-being deserves to be a central focus of religious reverence
Using these and other data
this book illustrates how the foreign architectural footprints of the past form the modern Guangzhou
This chapter provides a comprehensive review of bioactives in milk and research on their nutraceutical properties
a fear of the power of nature to destroy human civilization
Charlie and Sylvia become secretly engaged
The identity of European cinema
paying particular attention to readings of early Confucianism that rely heavily on Western virtue ethics
leading to the era of détente
Based on extensive international research
and institutionally within an era of cultural ferment and intellectual experimentation
