1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960155903321

Autore

Dronin N. M

Titolo

Climate dependence and food problems in Russia, 1900-1990 : the interaction of climate and agricultural policy and their effect on food problems / / by Nikolai M. Dronin and Edward G. Bellinger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Budapest ; ; New York, : Central European University Press, c2005

ISBN

1-003-71884-1

978-615-5053-68-9

9786155053689

978-6-15505-368-9

615-5053-68-5

1-281-26861-5

9781423717503

9786611268619

1-4237-1750-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (360 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BellingerE. G

Disciplina

338.1/947/0904

Soggetti

Agriculture and state - Soviet Union

Agriculture and state - Russia

Crops and climate - Soviet Union

Crops and climate - Russia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-360) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: climate and agriculture in Russia -- The availability and reliability of statistical agricultural data for Russia -- The pre-revolutionary period (before 1916) -- The post-revolutionary decade (1917-1928) -- The Stalin era (1929-1953) -- The post-Stalin period (after 1953) -- Summary -- The pre-revolutionary period (1900-1916) -- Major developments in agriculture -- Weather variations and agricultural production -- Food problems -- Summary -- The post-revolutionary period (1917-1928) -- Major developments in agriculture -- Weather variations and agricultural production -- Food problems -- Summary -- The collectivization of Soviet agriculture (1929-1940) --



Major developments in agriculture -- Weather variations and agricultural production -- Food problems -- Summary -- The post-war recovery period (1945-1954) -- Major developments in agriculture -- Weather variations and agricultural production -- Food problems -- Summary -- The virgin lands campaign (1955-1964) -- Major developments in agriculture -- Weather variations and agricultural production -- Food problems -- Summary -- The period of agricultural intensification  (1965-1975) -- Major developments in agriculture -- Weather variations and agricultural production -- Food problems -- Summary -- The period of agricultural stagnation (1976-1990) -- Major developments in agriculture -- Weather variations and agricultural production -- Food problems -- Summary.

Sommario/riassunto

Between 1900 and 1990 there were several periods of grain and other food shortages in Russia and the former Soviet Union, some of which reached disaster proportions resulting in mass famine and death on an unprecedented scale. New stocks of information not previously accessible as well as traditional official and other sources have been used to explore the extent to which policy and vagaries in climate conspired to affect agricultural yields. Were the leaders' (Stalin, Krushchev, Brezhnev and Gorbachev) policies sound in theory but failed in practice because of unpredictable weather? How did the Soviet peasants react to these changes? What impact did Soviet agriculture have on the overall economy of the country? These are all questions that are taken into account. The book is arranged in chapters representing different time periods. In each the policy of the central government is discussed followed by the climate vagaries during that period. Crop yields are then analyzed in the light of policy and climate.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910957035703321

Autore

Hunley Tom C

Titolo

Teaching poetry writing : a five-canon approach / / Tom C. Hunley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2007

ISBN

9786610935031

9781847696816

1847696813

9781280935039

1280935030

9781853599767

185359976X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 p.)

Collana

New writing viewpoints

Disciplina

808.1071

Soggetti

Poetry - Authorship - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: It Doesn’t Work For Me: A Critique of the Workshop Approach to Teaching Poetry Writing and a Suggestion For Revision -- Chapter 2: Rhetorical Theory as a Basis for Poetry Writing Pedagogy -- Chapter 3: Towards an Art of Poetic Invention -- Chapter 4: Some Specifics about the General: Arrangement -- Chapter 5: Elements of Poetic Style -- Chapter 6: Poetry Writing Instruction and the Forgotten Art of Memory -- Chapter 7: Delivery: Bringing the Words into the World -- Chapter 8: Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackboard Page -- Chapter 9: Conclusion -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Teaching Poetry Writing: A Five Canon Approach is a comprehensive alternative to the full-class workshop approach to poetry writing instruction. In the five canon approach, peer critique of student poems takes place in online environments, freeing up class time for writing exercises and lessons based on the five canons of classical rhetoric: invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910972601303321

Autore

Cook Joan E

Titolo

Hannah's desire, God's design : early interpretations of the story of Hannah / / Joan E. Cook

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England, : Sheffield Academic Press, c1999

ISBN

9786611814298

9781281814296

1281814296

9780567298461

0567298469

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 282

Disciplina

221.92

222.4092

Soggetti

Women in the Bible

Childlessness in the Bible

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 HANNAH IN 1 SAMUEL; Chapter 3 PSEUDO-PHILO'S STORY OF HANNAH IN BIBLICAL ANTIQUITIES; Chapter 4 THE SONG OF HANNAH IN TARGUM OF THE PROPHETS; Chapter 5 LUKE'S INFANCY NARRATIVE; Chapter 6 DESIRE AND DESIGN; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This study analyses the biblical personage Hannah as a literary entity, to illustrate her uniquely significant place in the traditions of Israel as the mother of Samuel and thus of the reform of the priesthood, the creation of the monarchy, and the teacher of all Israel. There are three interweaving themes: first, the literary issue of the barren mother type scene; second, the theological theme of divine guidance and human initiative; and third, the perspectives of early biblical interpretation. The study develops around four works: the Hannah narrative in 1 Samuel 1-2, Pseudo-Philo's Biblical



4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910959360603321

Autore

Baucells Manel

Titolo

Engineering Happiness : A New Approach for Building a Joyful Life / / Manel Baucells, Rakesh Sarin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

9786613369710

9781283369718

1283369710

9780520951426

0520951425

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Disciplina

152.4/2

152.42

Soggetti

Happiness

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface: Engineers on Happiness -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Science of Happiness -- Part I. Overview -- Part II. Laws of Happiness -- Part III. Engineering a Happier Life -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Manel Baucells and Rakesh Sarin have been conducting ground-breaking research on happiness for more than a decade, and in this book they distill their provocative findings into a lively, accessible guide for a wide audience of readers. Integrating their own research with the latest thinking in the behavioral and social sciences-including management science, psychology, and economics-they offer a new approach to the puzzle of happiness. Woven throughout with wisdom from the world's religions and literatures, Engineering Happiness has something to offer everyone-regardless of background, profession, or aspiration-who wants to better understand, control, and attain a more joyful life.• Shows how a few major principles can explain how happiness works and why it is so elusive• Demonstrates how the



essence of attaining happiness is choice• Explores how to avoid happiness traps• Tells how to recognize happiness triggers in everyday life