Science, technology and communism; some questions of development, by Kurakov, I. G.

Soviet railways to Russian railways / by Westwood, J. N.

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Return to China one day : the learning life of Qian Xuesen / by Lv, Chengdong

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1 Family and Education -- Chapter 2 Serve the Country through Engineering -- Chapter 3 Life and Study in the United States -- Chapter 4 From Young Scholar to World-Class Scientist -- Chapter 5 Marriage and Family Life -- Chapter 6 Communism Enlightenment and Dedication to His Country.…”
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John Heartfield and the agitated image : photography, persuasion, and the rise of avant-garde photomontage / by Zervigón, Andrés Mario

Table of Contents: “…John Heartfield's early film animation and the wartime crisis of photographic representation : 1917-1918 -- A spectacular reflection : Heartfield's return to photomontage and Berlin's postwar Dada movement : 1918-1920 -- From the shop window to the book cover : 1920-1929 -- Epilogue: The artist of German Communism : 1926-1933.…”
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Would Trotsky wear a Bluetooth? : technological utopianism under socialism, 1917-1989 / by Josephson, Paul R.

Table of Contents: “…Technological utopianism in the Soviet Union in the 1920s -- Proletarian aesthetics : technology and socialism in Eastern Europe -- From kimchi to concrete : the North Korean experiment -- Floating reactors : nuclear hubris after the fall of communism -- Industrial deserts : technology and environmental degradation under socialism -- No hard hats, no steel-toed shoes required : worker safety in the proletarian paradise -- The gendered tractor.…”

Would Trotsky wear a Bluetooth? : technological utopianism under socialism, 1917-1989 / by Josephson, Paul R.

Table of Contents: “…Technological utopianism in the Soviet Union in the 1920s -- Proletarian aesthetics : technology and socialism in Eastern Europe -- From kimchi to concrete : the North Korean experiment -- Floating reactors : nuclear hubris after the fall of communism -- Industrial deserts : technology and environmental degradation under socialism -- No hard hats, no steel-toed shoes required : worker safety in the proletarian paradise -- The gendered tractor.…”
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The geography of wine : how landscapes, cultures, terroir, and the weather make a good drop / by Sommers, Brian J.

Table of Contents: “…Geography and the study of wine -- Wine landscapes and wine regions -- Climatology of viticulture -- Microclimate and wine -- Grapes, soil, and terroir -- Biogeography and the grape -- Viticulture, agriculture, and natural hazards -- Wine and geographic information systems -- Winemaking and geography -- Wine diffusion, colonialism, and political geography -- Urbanization and the wine geography -- Economic geography and wine -- Communism, geography and wine -- Geography and wine's competitors: beer, cider, and distilled spirits -- -- Wine, culture, and the geography of temperance -- Regional identity, wine, and multinationals -- Champagne -- Localism and wine tourism -- Where wine takes me.…”

The social documentary photography of Milton Rogovin /

Table of Contents: “…Meyer -- Milton Rogovin and the popular front : the legacy of American Communism / Catherine Fosl and Peter S. Fosl -- Rogovin and the "forgotten women" / Karen Christopher -- Rogovin : the people's ambassador / Joy Gleason Carew.…”
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Soviet space mythologies : public images, private memories, and the making of a cultural identity / by Gerovitch, Slava

Table of Contents: “…"New Soviet Man"" Inside Machine: Human Engineering, Spacecraft Design, and the Construction of Communism; 4. The Human in the Arms of Technology: Gagarin's Flight in Documents and Stories; 5. …”
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Rebellious cooks and recipe writing in communist Bulgaria / by Shkodrova, Albena

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The cultural work of photography in Canada /

Table of Contents: “…Colonizing Images: The Roles of Collected Photographs in Colonial Discourse / Robert Evans -- Shooting Immigrants: Ethnic Difference in Early Twentieth-Century Press Photography / Sarah Bassnett -- Picturing Communism: Yousuf Karsh, Canadair, and Cold War Advertising / James Opp -- The Economic Nationalism of Weekend Magazine / Sarah Stacy -- Photojournalism and Awards: The Aesthetics and Ethics of Press Pictures in Canadian Contests / Vincent Lavoie -- Part 3 Remembering and Forgetting. …”
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Chernobyl : crime without punishment / by Yaroshinska, Alla

Fashion meets socialism : fashion industry in the Soviet Union after the Second World War / by Gronow, Jukka

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Stirrings : how activist New Yorkers ignited a movement for food justice / by Povitz, Lana Dee

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