Charles A Ruud: 3 books
The Constant Diplomat
Robert Ford in Moscow
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Robert A.D. Ford had a distinguished diplomatic career that included an unprecedented sixteen years as Canadian ambassador to the Soviet Union during some of the most turbulent and important years of the Cold War (1964-80). Relying heavily on first-person testimony, including several interviews with...
by Marina Soroka, Charles A. Ruud
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2016
The Russian Great Reforms of the 1860s were the last major modernizing effort by the Romanov dynasty. From 1855 to 1861, Grand Duchess Elena, born Princess Charlotte of Württemberg (1807-1873), acted as the spokeswoman for the reform-minded circles of Russian society, bringing before her nephew...
Rethinking Social Movements
Structure, Meaning, and Emotion
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2003
This landmark volume brings together some of the titans of social movement theory in a grand reassessment of its status. For some time, the field has been divided between a dominant structural approach and a cultural or constructivist tradition. The gaps and misunderstandings between the two sides—as...