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This book uses notions of feminism, self-presentation, and creativity to analyze the role of Pinterest in 21st-century Western wedding planning. The author argues that Pinterest is significant in the lives of aspiring brides, allowing them to construct their wedding identity, engage in creativity, and exercise voice and agency during planning.

"Evangelical women have been national leaders in the New Christian Right since its ascendancy in the 1970s. This book focuses on four women - Marabel Morgan, Anita Bryant, Beverly LaHaye, and Tammy Faye Bakker - and traces their legacies in the twenty-first century careers of Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann"--

-- Alan Barenberg is a well-respected scholar with an excellent monograph under his belt and a good presence on social media. Emily D. Johnson is also a well-respected scholar and has experience editing volumes. -- The history and legacy of the Gulag is of continuing importance and interest in Soviet, Russian, and Eastern European studies. -- Gulag studies represents a unique opportunity for a collection such as this. While many edited volumes might claim to put contributors in conversation, this volume was conceived primarily as a conversation and therefore the contributors have responded to the work of fellow collaborators within their own chapters. This sense of conversation is underscored by brief summary thoughts on each section provided by distinguished scholars in the field. In this way, it also bridges generational divides between "new wave" scholars using exciting approaches available through digital scholarship and established scholars who helped to define the primary theoretical questions of the field. -- The volume will be of interest to scholars in anthropology, criminology, literature, and history. While the work does not include comparisons between Russian and Soviet penal institutions and those in other areas, individuals who study such institutions will find the volume useful. Some sections of the book may also be used in course packs for advanced university classes on Soviet history, literature, or criminology.

This study uses data from a 1988 survey of Chinese individuals to estimate rates of return to schooling in China. The Mincer‐type rate of return to schooling was estimated at 4.02 percent in the rural areas and 3.29 percent in the urban areas; these are fairly low estimates compared with similar estimates in other countries. The rate of return to schooling for females was significantly higher than that for males in urban areas. In addition, members of the Communist Party in urban areas had significantly lower returns to schooling compared with non‐members.