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"Modernisation has been a constant theme in Russian history at least since Peter the Great launched a series of initiatives aimed at closing the economic, technical and cultural gap between Russia and the more 'advanced' countries of Europe. All of the leaders of the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia have been intensely aware of this gap, and have pursued a number of strategies, some more successful than others, in order to modernise the country. But it would be wrong to view modernisation as a unilinear process which was the exclusive preserve of the state. Modernisation has had profound effects on Russian society, and the attitudes of different social groups have been crucial to the success and failure of modernisation. This volume examines the broad theme of modernisation in late imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet Russia both through general overviews of particular topics, and specific case studies of modernisation projects and their impact. Modernisation is seen not just as an economic policy, but as a cultural and social phenomenon reflected through such diverse themes as ideology, welfare, education, gender relations, transport, political reform, and the Internet. The result is the most up to date and comprehensive survey of modernisation in Russia available, which highlights both one of the perennial problems and the challenges and prospects for contemporary Russia."

An Intellectual History of Ethnic Mexican Belonging -- "Emigrated Mexico will redeem enslaved Mexico": Mexican Nationals, México de Afuera,and Longing for a Nation in an Age of Nationalisms, 1910-1940 -- "Mendigos de nacionalidad y hombres sin patria": Mexican Americanism and the Forging of Belonging North of the Border, 1920-1954 -- "Entre las masas mexicanas": Belonging, Labor Internationalism, and the Ethnic Mexican Left, 1910-1942 -- "They continue to be regarded as 'Mexicans'": Midcentury Mexican American Liberation through Liberalism, 1930s-1970s -- "The pang of mendicant yesterdays": Rethinking Belonging through Chicana/o Cultural Nationalisms, 1967-1970 -- From Workers of the World to Loyal Citizens to Global Consumers: US Latinx Belonging since 1970.

This study contrasts the muckraking of Ray Stannard Baker and others in the early 20th century with that of Ralph Nader, Vance Packard, and others recently. The study defines muckraking—a term often loosely used—and points out that muckrakers of both periods generally attacked those whom muckrakers see as in control of (mostly) dehumanizing technology. Most muckrakers seek to increase the power of individuals and to make business and government more responsive, yet muckrakers never expressed a coherent, integrated philosophy in any period.

The Conservative Party has been the dominant force in twentieth-century British politics. This is a systematic survey of the history of the Conservative Party from 1900 to John Major's election victory of 1992. The team of expert contributors includes both historians and political scientists