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  • The Life and Fate of Vasily Grossman

    by Carol Garrard, John Garrard ...
    "A definitive treatment of one of the Soviet Union's most significant writers."—The Russian ReviewVasily Grossman (1905–64), one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century, served for over 1,000 days with the Red Army as a war correspondent on the Eastern front. He was present during the street-fighting at Stalingrad, and his 1944 report "The Hell of Treblinka," was the first eyewitness ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Heads of the Local State

    Mayors, Provosts and Burgomasters since 1800

    Edited by John Garrard ...
    In recent decades there has been increasing historical interest in various aspects of local urban politics, resulting in a much better understanding of the recruitment and socio-economic characteristics of municipal leadership and the exercise of power at a local level. However, much less is known about the highly important offices and office-holders standing at the ceremonial, political and ... Read more

    $71.44 CAD

  • Twin Cities across Five Continents

    Interactions and Tensions on Urban Borders

    Edited by Ekaterina Mikhailova, John Garrard ...
    Series series Global Urban Studies
    This international collection provides a comprehensive overview of twin cities in different circumstances – from the emergent to the recently amalgamated, on 'soft' and 'hard' borders, with post-colonial heritage, in post-conflict environments and under strain.With examples from Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, South America, North America and the Caribbean, the volume sees twin cities as ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD

  • Russian Orthodoxy Resurgent

    Faith and Power in the New Russia

    by John Garrard, Carol Garrard ...
    Russian Orthodoxy Resurgent is the first book to fully explore the expansive and ill-understood role that Russia's ancient Christian faith has played in the fall of Soviet Communism and in the rise of Russian nationalism today. John and Carol Garrard tell the story of how the Orthodox Church's moral weight helped defeat the 1991 coup against Gorbachev launched by Communist Party hardliners. The ... Read more

    $40.69 CAD

  • Twin Cities

    Urban Communities, Borders and Relationships over Time

    Edited by John Garrard, Ekaterina Mikhailova ...
    Series series Global Urban Studies
    This dynamic international collection provides a comprehensive overview of twin cities on administrative and international borders across the world. Drawing on contemporary and historical examples, it documents constant and changing features of twinned communities over time.The chapters explore a variety of urban formations including independent cities located side-by-side; cities that have merged ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD

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  • Life And Fate

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    by Vasily Grossman ...
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    THIS ORANGE INHERITANCE EDITION OF Life and Fate IS PUBLISHED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTIONBooks shape our lives and transform the way we see ourselves and each other. The best books are timeless and continue to be relevant generation after generation. Vintage Classics asked the winners of The Orange Prize for Fiction which books they would pass onto the next generation and why. ... Read more

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  • The Golden Throne

    The Story of Suleyman the Magnificent

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