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Cultural Formations of Postcommunism: Emancipation, Transition, Nation, and War

2009-06-08T19:59:00.000-07:00

Cultural Formations of Postcommunism: Emancipation, Transition, Nation, and War
University of Minnesota Press | 2002-08 | ISBN: 0816638578 | PDF | 400 Pages | 1.2 MB

"Transition" is the name typically given to the time of radical change following the fall of communism, connoting a shift from planned to market economy, from dictatorship to democracy. Transition is also, in Michael Kennedy's analysis, a culture in its own right-with its own contentions, repressions, and unrealized potentials. By elaborating transition as a culture of power and viewing it in its complex relation to emancipation, nationalism, and war, Kennedy's book clarifies the transformations of postcommunism as well as, more generally, the ways in which culture articulates social change. This ambitious work is, in effect, a nuanced critical-cultural sociology of change. Kennedy examines transition culture's historical foundation by looking at the relationship among perestroika, Poland, and Hungary, and considers its structure and practice in the following decade across fields and nations. His wide-ranging analysis-of the artifacts of transition culture's proponents, of interviews with providers and recipients of technical assistance in business across Eastern Europe, and of focus groups assessing the successes and failures of social change in Estonia and Ukraine-suggests a transition culture deeply implicated in nationalism. But this association, Kennedy contends, is not necessarily antithetical to transition's emancipation. By reconsidering transition culture's relationship to the Wars of Yugoslav Succession and communism's negotiated collapse in Poland and Hungary, he shows how transition might be reconceived in terms of solidarity, freedom, and peace.

Distinguished by its focus on culture, not only within particular nations but in the transnational community organized around transition, this book will help reframe the debate about postcommunist social change. Michael D. Kennedy is vice provost for international affairs, director of the International Institute, and associate professor of sociology at the University of Michigan.

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Flash User Experience Best Practices

2009-06-08T19:55:00.000-07:00

Publisher: lynda.com, Inc. | December 22, 2005 | ISBN-10: 159671137X | 293 MB

Flash User Experience Best Practices offers solutions to common user experience issues that Flash designers and developers face every day. Topics shown include: making the browser Back button work with the Flash Player, handling state management, implementing effective Flash detection with useful alternate content, improving "scanability" and workflow in your applications, and helping users maintain context while working with your applications. Throughout the training videos, Robert Hoekman, Jr., shows you real-world examples and demonstrates techniques for improving the experiences you create. Exercise files accompany the training videos, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.

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Ubuntu Linux Bible

2009-06-08T19:48:00.000-07:00

It's the fastest-growing, coolest Linux distribution out there, and now you can join the excitement with this information-packed guide. Want to edit graphics? Create a spreadsheet? Manage groups? Set up an NFS server? You'll learn it all and more with the expert guidance, tips, and techniques in this first-ever soup-to-nuts book on Ubuntu. From the basics for newcomers to enterprise management for system administrators, it's what you need to succeed with Ubuntu.

* Master the fundamentals for desktop and networks
* Send e-mail, share files, edit text, and print
* Download music, watch DVDs, and play games
* Use Ubuntu on laptops, go wireless, or synch it with your PDA
* Set up Web, mail, print, DNS, DHCP, and other servers
* Manage groups and secure your network

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Baby Massage For Dummies

2009-05-27T02:45:00.000-07:00

Baby Massage For Dummies | 256 Pages | ISBN: 9780340869284 | 12 Mb

First pioneered in the 1970s, Baby Massage is now acknowledged to be an important and beneficial exercise for both parent and baby. This book offers comprehensive coverage of a subject which is fast growing in popularity.

Discover how to:
* Ease common ailments
* Enhance your bond with your baby
* Stimulate growth and development
* Comfort a fussy baby
* Massage babies with special needs

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