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Not just political parties: Robert Michels as a critic of mainstream economics. [PDF]

Front Sociol, 2023
Susca E.
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Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet” and Socialist Realism: a Case-Study in Intersemiotic Translation [PDF]

, 2008
This paper is concerned with Prokofiev’s ballet score, Romeo and Juliet, as an inter-semiotic translation of Shakespeare’s play. My aim is to consider Prokofiev’s distinct interpretation of the play in the light of the political climate of the Soviet ...
Bennett, Karen
core  

Churchill and Germany: A ‘Special’ Relationship

History, EarlyView.
Abstract No other country defined the trajectory of Churchill's political career more than Germany, a country of which he had little direct knowledge but which he either sought to emulate, accommodate or oppose throughout his time in politics. This article traces Churchill's relationship with Germany from his entry into politics at the beginning of the
T. G. Otte
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0314 Another Realism: Ion Grigorescu, Photography and Document in 1970s Romania

RIHA Journal
In the Romanian context of the 1970s, how was it possible to produce a work of art that the authorities deemed too realistic? How can one understand the critique of an excess of realism when in 1971 the doctrine of Socialist Realism was re-established ...
Ileana Parvu
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‘A Sort of Armed Argument’: Ireland's Civil War of Words

History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article sets out to contribute to the study of the languages of European civil wars through outlining and analysing the deployment of language as a weapon by the opposing sides of the Irish independence movement that split over the terms of the Anglo‐Irish Treaty of December 1921.
DONAL Ó DRISCEOIL
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Queering Socialist Realism: Serhii Parajanov’s Early Ukrainian Films and his Transition to Poetic Cinema

Наукові записки Наукма: Історія і теорія культури
The article argues that Serhii Parajanov’s lesser-known early Ukrainian films, created within the constraints of socialist realism, subtly challenged Soviet normativity, including heteronormativity.
Olga Briukhovetska
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Once upon a time in the anthropocene: myths, legends, and futurity in Turkish climate fiction. [PDF]

Middle East Lit, 2023
Tabur M.
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Winston Churchill and South Africa: An Enduring, yet Debatable Connection, 1899–1955

History, EarlyView.
Abstract The article traces Churchill's engagement with South Africa, from his time as a newspaper correspondent during the Anglo‐Boer War to his services in both Liberal and Conservative cabinets as well as, ultimately, his premiership. The discussion highlights three phases in this relationship.
LUVUYO WOTSHELA
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'Coming home from work along grey Red Army Street': The Use of Colour in Polish Literature after 1945. [PDF]

, 2007
Zechenter, K
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STATE‐LED RURALIZATION AND ITS URBAN ENTANGLEMENTS: Agribusiness Land Transfers in Rural China

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract As urbanization takes on forms and spaces beyond the typical city, urban theorists have questioned how the field can comprehend the rural. Drawing on recent theories in rural geography, I propose the concept of ‘state‐led ruralization’, which I define as state agencies’ deliberate effort to reshape rural social space by regulating the ...
Ettore Santi
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