peter lang peter lang nov 2015 (261 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This book was featured as one of thirty-four Epic Feminist Books in Teen Vogue magazine.This book offers interpretive and contextual tools to read the AMC television series Mad Men, providing a much-needed historical explanation and exposition regarding the status of women in an era that has been painted as pre- or non-feminist. In chapters aimed at helping readers understand women¿s lives in the 1960s, Mad Men is used as a springboard to explore and discover alternative ways of seeing women. Offering more than a discussion of the show itself, the book offers historical insight for thinking about serious issues that «modern» working women continue to face today: balancing their work and personal lives, competing with other women, and controlling their own bodies and reproductive choices. Rather than critiquing the show for portraying women as victims, the book shows subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) ways that feminism functioned in an era when women were supposedly caught between the «waves» of the women¿s movement but when, the authors argue, they functioned nonetheless as empowered individuals.By doing so, it provides historical context and analysis that complicates traditional interpretations by (1) exploring historical constructions of women¿s work; (2) unpacking feminist and non-feminist discourses surrounding that work; (3) identifying modes of resistance; and (4) revisiting forgotten work coded as feminine.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The author extensively details, analyses and compares key concepts and strategies of fictional worlds theory: a theory which has, over recent years, developed rather rapidly and is connected with leading scholars in the area of literary studies, such as Lubomír Dole¿el, Umberto Eco, Thomas Pavel, Ruth Ronen, and Marie-Laure Ryan. The book focuses on theoretical suggestions from which the fictional worlds theory borrows its main ideas, that is, logic, semantics, and linguistics. It also examines areas of literary theoretical investigation, in which the fictional world theory has proven itself to be a significant tool for conducting more detailed research, namely intertextuality, fictional and historical narration. 108 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This book was featured as one of thirty-four Epic Feminist Books in Teen Vogue magazine.This book offers interpretive and contextual tools to read the AMC television series Mad Men, providing a much-needed historical explanation and exposition regarding the status of women in an era that has been painted as pre- or non-feminist. In chapters aimed at helping readers understand women¿s lives in the 1960s, Mad Men is used as a springboard to explore and discover alternative ways of seeing women. Offering more than a discussion of the show itself, the book offers historical insight for thinking about serious issues that «modern» working women continue to face today: balancing their work and personal lives, competing with other women, and controlling their own bodies and reproductive choices. Rather than critiquing the show for portraying women as victims, the book shows subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) ways that feminism functioned in an era when women were supposedly caught between the «waves» of the women¿s movement but when, the authors argue, they functioned nonetheless as empowered individuals.By doing so, it provides historical context and analysis that complicates traditional interpretations by (1) exploring historical constructions of women¿s work; (2) unpacking feminist and non-feminist discourses surrounding that work; (3) identifying modes of resistance; and (4) revisiting forgotten work coded as feminine.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 210 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Quality rating systems discourses and practices are increasingly dominating early childhood care and education around the globe. These rating systems are constructed with the assumption that universally appropriate environments can be constructed for all those who are younger. This deterministic, ratings, and measurement oriented perspective is consistent with neoliberal discourses that privilege competition, accountability, consumer materialism, and notions such as human capital; this contemporary neoliberal condition does not support concern for the common good, democracy, equity, justice, or diversity (unless the support can facilitate new forms of capitalist gains). Ultimately, this is not a positive situation for those who are younger. The chapters in this book have two goals: (1) to provide the reader with an opportunity to engage with some of the specific problems that result from putting forward ¿quality¿ as a dominant construct, and (2) to generate conversations and locations from diverse knowledges and multiple ways of being that could lead to the rethinking of quality, understandings of quality as a narrowing construct/practice, and/or going beyond (and outside of) notions of quality. 190 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Images of «good mothers» saturate the media, yet so too do images of mothers who do not fit this mold. Numerous scholars have addressed «bad mothers» in the media, arguing that these images are a necessary counterpoint that serves to buttress the «good mother» myth. While mediated images of women who fail to enact good motherhood may promote good mothering as an ideal, the essays in Mediated Moms: Contemporary Challenges to the Motherhood Myth, suggest that this is not all that is occurring in contemporary portrayals of maternity. The authors in this volume explore how images of mothers have expanded beyond the good/bad dichotomy, simultaneously and sometimes paradoxically serving to reinforce, fracture, and/or transcend the ideology of good motherhood.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 296 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Communicating the Environment Beyond Photography is a modern look at how photographers visualize what is happening to people and places on a changing planet. Michelle I. Seelig draws attention to what compels photographers to focus on these important messages, what tools they are using to advocate for just causes, and how photographers engage directly with citizens in a meaningful conversation beyond the photograph. Photographers continue to document the land and nature as they always have; however, today they use all media to advocate wide-ranging environmental concerns. Photographers, filmmakers, and environmentalists engage the public with visual and technologically driven content that is both affordable and portable, allowing advocacy to transcend boundaries in the global community previously overlooked by traditional media. This innovative book showcases strategies practiced by photographers, environmentalists, and advocacy groups in the twenty-first century and will serve as inspiration for future advocates of environmental issues and other important and just causes. Accessible and user-friendly, Communicating the Environment Beyond Photography is a must-read for both future photographers and individuals interested in communicating and advocating for environmental and social change.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 212 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This volume presents state-of-the-art reporting on how to measure many of the key variables in health communication. While the focus is on quantitative measures, the editors argue that these measures are centrally important to the study of health communication. The chapters emphasize constructs, scales, and up-to-date reports and evidence about key social science constructs and ways of measuring them, whether your interest is in patient-provider dyadic communication, uncertainty management, self-efficacy, disclosure, social norms, social support, risk perception, health care team performance, message design and effects, health and numerical literacy, communication satisfaction, social influence and persuasion, stigma, health campaigns, reactance, or other topics. Students, researchers, and policymakers will find this book an accessible resource for planning and reviewing research studies and proposals. 318 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Why are some countries more newsworthy than others What are the similarities and differences in the scope of international news presented in different languages and cultures How does international news affect our perception of the world In this book, Elad Segev explores international news flow on the internet by addressing these key questions.Segev provides a comparative analysis of the international scope of online newspapers, news portals, and news aggregators in different languages and cultures, using innovative web mining techniques and network analysis. This book explores the theory of news flow around the world, and analyses many of its dimensions such as the global standing of the United States, the Middle Eastern conflicts as seen around the world, and, the effect of financial news. In doing so, the book unveils new patterns, meanings and implications of international news on our perception of the world.Following these insights, the author discusses the opportunities and challenges of studying international news flow online in the future, and how this field of research can be further developed theoretically and empirically.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 204 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Thematically organized around three of the most pressing ethical issues of the digital age (shifting of professional norms, moderating offensive content, and privacy), this volume offers a window into some of the hot-button ethical issues facing a society where digital has become the new normal. Straddling an applied ethical and theoretical approach, the research represented not only reflects on how our ethical frameworks have been changed and challenged by digital technology, but also provides insights for those confronted with specific ethical dilemmas related to digital technology. With contributions from established experts and up-and-coming scholars alike, this book cuts across disciplines and with appeal to communication scholars, philosophers, and anyone with an interest in ethics and technology.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 252 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -In 1994, the world joined South Africa in celebration of the results of its first democratic election. The results, emblazoned on the world¿s memory with President Nelson Mandela waving to a multiracial crowd, signified the end of apartheid and an emerging new era of hope. However, Mandeläs recent death has given birth to a more critical view of his «Rainbow Nation.» No matter how examined, education in South Africa remains steadfastly unequal, with many White children retaining the educational privileges inherent to apartheid. White children in South Africa overwhelmingly attend wealthy, fully resourced schools, while the vast majority of Black and Coloured children attend woefully underresourced schools.Based upon three sets of studies in schools in and around Cape Town, Whiteness Is the New South Africa highlights drastic racial disparities, suggesting that educational apartheid continues unabated, potentially fostering future generations of impoverished Black and Coloured communities. This book suggests that South Africa remains committed to stifling the intellectual, emotional, and economic development of Black and Coloured youth, while simultaneously investing in White children. 278 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Beyond Borders compiles essays from various authors who explore the queerness of young adult literature that contains lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and questioning characters, some written by LGBTQ identified authors, while presenting lessons for secondary English classrooms. As queer theorists, the authors ask if young adult literature can imagine other spaces, representations, ways of being, identifications, and inclusion of LGBTQ characters and stories. This collection examines questions of theory as well as classroom literacy practices, while employing new theories in novel and creative intersections with literary texts. The book is perfect for teacher education courses focused on young adult literature, as well as secondary English education courses including methods of teaching English courses, teaching literature methods courses, queer theory in education courses, teaching of writing courses, and content area literacy courses.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 242 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Critical Education and Sociomaterial Practice presents a situated approach to learning that suggests the need for more explicit attention to sociomaterial practice in critical education. Specifically, it explores social, place and narrative dimensions of practical experience as they unfold in schools, in place-based learning, and teacher education contexts. Such an orientation to practice both links social and material conditions (social relations, other species, physical context, objects) to human consciousness and learning, and considers the relationship between such learning and broader cultural change. The core of the book is an examination of critical situated learning undertaken through three separate empirical studies, each of which we use to elaborate a particular domain or dimension of practical experience. In turning to the sociomaterial contexts of learning, the book also underscores how social and environmental issues are necessarily linked, such as in the production of food deserts in cities or in the pollution of the drinking water in Indigenous communities through oil development. More social movements globally are connecting the dots between sexism, heteronormativity, racism, colonization, White privilege, globalization, poverty, and climate justice, including with issues of land, territory and sovereignty, water, food, energy, and treatment and extinction of other species. As a result, categorizing some concerns as ¿social justice¿ or ¿critical¿ issues and others as ¿environmental,¿ becomes increasingly untenable. The book thus suggests that more integrative and productive forms of critical education are needed to respond to these complex and pressing socio-ecological conditions. 204 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Higher education and society are becoming increasingly intertwined. Both act as a transmitter of culture, yet many colleges and universities also ideally seek to create a more perfectible society and more enlightened, engaged citizens. When the connections between social structures and post-secondary education are closely entangled, the university¿s aims can take on a contentious struggle for identity in a vexing web of competing external interests ¿ especially in light of scarce economic resources, corporate pressures, technological questions, and globalizing trends. Higher Education and Society weighs the urgent question of how society and higher education influence each other. How the latter responds to that unsettled issue may well determine whether colleges and universities chart a more self-reflective path or one of rising deference to societal contingencies. This book is essential for all those who study and work in today¿s colleges ¿ and for all those who seek a better education for their children, the nation, and the world. It is especially recommended for courses in higher education and society, contemporary issues in higher education, the philosophy of higher education, academic issues in higher education, leadership in higher education, and globalization and higher education. The book is also useful for the preparation of faculty development programs in colleges and universities.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 318 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -In diesem Buch geht es um demokratische Mehrheitsabstimmungen, von denen der Marquis de Condorcet im 18. Jahrhundert bemerkte, dass sie zu nicht umsetzbaren («paradoxen») Beschlüssen führen können, auch wenn die einzelnen Entscheidungsträger «vernünftig» (rational) denken und handeln. Dieses Phänomen ist bis in die Gegenwart ein Forschungsgegenstand von Sozialwissenschaftlern und Mathematikern. Die gegenwärtige Forschung hat ein Instrumentarium zur Beurteilung der Anfälligkeit gegen das Paradoxon für verschiedene Prozeduren von Mehrheitsentscheidungen geliefert. Hier werden einige Prozeduren in mathematischen Modellen dargestellt. Das Buch beschreibt ausführlich einzelne Schritte der Konstruktion dieser Modelle und demonstriert die empirische Auswertung mit leicht anwendbaren Verfahren der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung. 136 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -La poesía española escrita durante la Guerra Civil (1936¿1939) ha sido tradicionalmente marginada en los manuales de historia de la literatura española del siglo XX. La división mayormente aceptada es la de poesía escrita hasta la Guerra Civil y poesía escrita después de la Guerra Civil. Este libro se une a los estudios literarios publicados sobre este periodo para así contribuir a que la poesía de la Guerra Civil sea reconocida como elemento importante en el desarrollo de la poesía posterior. La mayoría de estudios sobre la poesía de guerra escrita durante la Guerra Civil española se han centrado en una perspectiva histórica, ideológica y sociológica enfrentando poéticamente al bando republicano y al nacional. Este libro estudia los textos poéticos desde una perspectiva de análisis textual. La autora ha elaborado una metodología que ayuda a construir las características de esta poesía, es decir, su poética. ¿Se puede entender esta poesía como un todo más allá de la división de poesía republicana y poesía nacional ¿Qué tienen en común estos poemas, qué los diferencian ¿El hecho de que un poeta haya pertenecido a un bando, hace que su poesía sea poesía republicana o nacional o simplemente poesía de la Guerra Civil Este libro explora estas y otras preguntas.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 260 pp. Spanisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Este libro examina seis obras que representan en escena tanto la sociedad latinoamericana como la peninsular, y dan voz a la desestabilización de los discursos hegemónicos de género, mostrando la arbitrariedad de los mismos. Las autoras elegidas para el análisis son la española Lourdes Ortiz, la mexicana Sabina Berman y la argentina Diana Raznovich. Las dramaturgas estudiadas abordan desde diferentes puntos de vista: el mito, la historia y el arquetipo, los intereses que esconde la ideología dominante, con el propósito común de cuestionar los discursos que dictan el comportamiento genérico e imponen un sistema de desigualdades genéricas y sexuales. Las obras recogidas en este estudio son: Electra-Babel (1992) y Fedra (2013), de Lourdes Ortiz; Águila o sol (1985) y Entre Villa y una mujer desnuda (1995), de Sabina Berman; y Casa matriz (1988) y De atrás para adelante (2000), de Diana Raznovich.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 124 pp. Spanisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Since its inception, action research has been the subject of confusion and controversy. Can something be research if it doesn¿t «prove» anything Can something be action research if it¿s a project run by an expert who does not consider participants co-researchers Questions multiply when the general term is limited to critical action research. What makes critical action research different from action research generally Can the action research project of a classroom teacher intended to raise standardized test scores properly be considered critical Is there a role for advocacy in any enterprise calling itself research If critical action research is distinct from traditional empirical research, then what formats make sense for sharing results This highly diverse collection of previously unpublished and published works offers a sampling of opinions on key theoretical and methodological questions, complemented by a wide range of critical action research reports illustrating what various theories look like in practice. The book provides a sketch of the topography of critical action research terrain and illuminates some diverse paths through it.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 344 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Curriculum Studies Guid Elektronisches Buch treat the (Post)reconceptualization of curriculum studies. The huge corpus of literature reviewed in this volume reflect current issues and discussions dealing with education. This volume is about the intersections among curriculum studies, history, politics, multiculturalism, gender studies and literary studies. These theoretical frameworks will provide students in the field of education with the tools that they need to theorize around the concept of curriculum. This is an interdisciplinary book and might be of interest to students outside the field of education as well who are studying history, politics, multiculturalism, gender and literary studies. It could be used in such courses as curriculum studies; social foundations of education; philosophy of education; critical and contemporary issues in education; the history of American curriculum; the history of American education; and narrative inquiry in education. Outside the field of education, this book might be of interest to students in courses on women's and gender studies, courses in political science, multicultural courses, and courses in literary criticism.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 468 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Das Buch beschäftigt sich mit den Themen der Mediation und Konfliktlösung in kubanischen Kontexten und geht den Fragen nach, ob und wie Mediation auf Kuba praktiziert wird. Durch Einblicke in die praktische Anwendung des Mediationsverfahrens zeigen die Autorinnen, inwieweit das theoretische Konzept in die kubanische Lebensrealität eingebettet ist. Hierbei entstehen kulturspezifische Einsichten in die Durchführung von Mediation. Der Band bietet einen wichtigen Beitrag zur kulturspezifischen Exploration der Konfliktlösung über Dritte. 116 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -«Lernweg zum Schia-Islam» ist eine mehrbändige Studie, die versucht, in jedem Band einen Glaubenspunkt oder eine theologische Stellungnahme bezüglich theologischer und/oder menschlicher Themen zu behandeln und dadurch den Lesern einen kleinen Überblick über den Schia-Islam anzubieten. Diese Buchreihe führt Grundzüge der Überzeugungen des Schia-Islam an, der eine Glaubensanschauung und -praxis aus der Sicht der imamitischen Weltgemeinschaft repräsentiert. Das bedeutet, dass alles, was hier präsentiert wird, nach Meinung der Imamiten geglaubt wird und dass diese notwendigerweise an alles glauben, was in diesem Buch über Fundamente und Zweige des Glaubens dargestellt wird. Nach «Himmlischer Lernweg» und «Gerechtigkeit» behandelt dieser Band das dritte Glaubensfundament des schiitischen Glaubens, die «Berufung». Darunter fallen Themen wie Prophetentum, Auferweckung der Menschen, Heil, Erlösung und Rechtleitung.BoD - Books on Demand, In de Tarpen 42, 22848 Norderstedt 146 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Da in Deutschland vom Grundsatz her eine gesetzliche Risikoverteilung vorhanden ist, stellt sich die Frage, welche Bedeutung MAC-Klauseln überhaupt für den deutschen Unternehmenskaufvertrag haben. Vor diesem Hintergrund erläutert dieses Buch systematisch die Bedeutung von letztendlich notwendigen Material Adverse Change-Klauseln (sog. MAC-Klauseln) für den deutschen Unternehmenskaufvertrag. Insbesondere arbeitet der Autor dabei die jeweiligen Stärken und Schwächen der gesetzlichen Risikoverteilung und der vertraglichen Risikoverteilung durch MAC-Klauseln heraus. 82 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Die Autorin rekonstruiert anhand zahlreicher deutscher und französischer Quellen und der Methoden der Täterforschung den komplexen Unterdrückungsapparat während des Zweiten Weltkriegs in Lyon und beleuchtet jenseits des Mythos einer allmächtigen Gestapo die Frage nach den Tätern. Lyon nimmt als «Hauptstadt des Widerstands» eine zentrale Rolle im französischen Kollektivgedächtnis ein. Erinnerung wie Forschung sind dabei eng mit der Person Klaus Barbies verbunden, der durch seine Tätigkeit als Gestapo-Chef von Lyon und seinen Prozess 1987 zum Hauptsymbol der NS-Verbrechen in Frankreich wurde. Dieser einseitige Fokus ließ die Rolle weiterer Sipo-SD-Mitglieder und erst recht der militärischen Besatzer völlig in den Hintergrund treten. Beispielhaft dafür steht Werner Knab, Oberhaupt der Lyoner Sipo-SD. 136 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -Over the last decades Clifford Geertz¿ interpretive anthropology has played an important role in the field of socio-cultural anthropology. The study presents the critical reception of his thoughts in Western countries and Polish anthropology. Interpretive anthropology is based on the category of interpretation and the concept of thick description: the assumed indexical nature of reality and the possibility of unraveling its order through semiotic analysis has influenced the epistemological reflection in anthropology, the approach to theory, fieldwork and the research process. 174 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This collection of essays is a tribute to Andrzej Kopcewicz, the first professor ordinarius of American literature in the history of English studies in Poland. It coincides with the centenary of Imagism and what would have been Professor Kopcewicz¿s 80 birthday. The title alludes to his first book which was devoted to the image and the objective correlative in early 20-century Anglo-American poetry. Image in Modern(ist) Verse opens with a revised and abridged version of that publication. Kopcewicz¿s study can be still read as a useful historical, theoretical, and practical introduction to modern poetry. The bulk of the volume is made up of contributions by contemporary academics ¿ Paulina Ambröy, Joseph Kuhn, Pawe¿ Stachura, Jørgen Veisland, and Mi¿osz Wojtyna ¿ who discuss various facets, strands and sub-strands of Imagism, as well as its ongoing legacy. 178 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This volume looks at different ways in which research and educational practice in Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) can be linked. The chapters, contributed by academics and teachers of English, explore teacher training, material writing and sharing, course design and Open Educational Resources (OER). 192 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The author analyses how finance flows can be guided towards low-carbon value generation and growth. He investigates the arrangements between actors in the innovation system and policy measures such as technology push, demand-pull and regulation with regard to their influence on private investments. The case studies include innovation intermediaries, energy service contracting for LED lighting and renewable energy project finance. The results show that barriers to low-carbon innovation inhibit the financing for companies, projects and infrastructure. Also, transparent structures which focus on risk and return facilitate private investments and, finally, both science, technology and innovation policies and regulation are needed to spur private finance. 194 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the shareholder wealth effects of the financial sector consolidation in the Asia-Pacific region and its impact on the acquirer¿s cost of debt. By not only examining the capital market reactions to the institutions directly involved in M&A transactions, but also their closest rivals, it is possible to draw clearer conclusions in regard to the overall success of the financial sector consolidation in this region. In addition, by investigating the acquiring institution¿s CDS market reaction to merger announcements, valuable insights are offered in regard to the difference between equity and debt market perceptions of bank M&As. The analyses suggest that equity and debt markets consider different factors when evaluating the success of mergers. 190 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -The book sheds light on two closely related and highly relevant governance themes: the composition of supervisory boards and financial expertise as well as ownership structure. The author focuses on the financial expertise of supervisory boards and its impact on performance and risk. He analyses how supervisory boards are composed and how much financial expertise their members have, assesses the impact of financial expertise on a banks¿ risk-return profiles and investigates if financial expertise in internal bank governance contributes to more stability and less risk taking in banking. Finally, he examines the effects of the ownership structure on credit risk. He finds that banks with a more concentrated ownership structure tend to behave riskier, which is indicated by larger CDS spreads. 218 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -These memoirs portray an individual coping with the adversities and surrealistic qualities of life and work under communism. The author recollects his adolescence, next, how he tried to avoid head-on conflicts, dissented, and how he finally became a known critic of the system. As such, he belonged to a group of advisers to the underground «Solidarity» leadership. His memoirs help to understand the collapse of the communist system and the stormy period of systemic change from a personal perspective. The author participated in these changes as an already well known Sovietologist, as well as through his own on- and off involvements in post-communist transition politics, participating in various advisory bodies (including that advising President Walesa). 206 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -During the Cold War, jazz became a cultural weapon that was employed by both sides to advance their interests. This volume explores the history and roles of jazz in Poland, the German Democratic Republic (GDR), Czechoslovakia, Hungary, the Soviet Union, and the Baltic States by means of several case studies. The American administration attempted to destabilize the political systems of the Eastern Bloc countries, while the powers responsible for culture in the Eastern Bloc countries tried to curtail the US propaganda campaign. This resulted in distinct jazz traditions and jazz scenes, each governed by a distinct behavioural codex, as well as official responses in each of the Eastern Bloc countries. 228 pp. Englisch.