What happened to the urban spaces of everyday life when the Soviet Union collapsed? And how may this change be understood? Based on long-term qualitative fieldwork in post-Soviet Russia, this study draws upon time-geographic, social and semiotic theory to formulate a model of how urban space is form[...]

If you are a photographer who sees the beauty in abandoned buildings, crumbling facades, and preserving a fading history, and who also has a love of urban exploration, you have stumbled on a must-have for your photographic library. Urban and Rural Decay Photography offers expert tips and techniques [...]

Once America's "arsenal of democracy," Detroit is now the symbol of the American urban crisis. In this reappraisal of America's racial and economic inequalities, Thomas Sugrue asks why Detroit and other industrial cities have become the sites of persistent racialized poverty. He challenges the conve[...]

While most sketching guides leave the artist with static bowls of fruit and flower vases to develop their skill, "Urban Sketching" takes its inspiration from the living, breathing world around us Contents include the nuts and bolts of sketching and drawing as well as a range of techniques specific [...]

Using composition, contour, colour, mood, speed, and emotional impact for sketching and reporting about the world that surrounds you.[...]

It doesn't take a farm to have the heart of a farmer. Now, due to a burgeoning sustainable-living movement, you don't have to own acreage to fulfill your dream of raising your own food. Hobby Farms Urban Farming, from Hobby Farm Press and the same people who bring you Hobby Farms and Hobby Farm Home[...]

Ved Anden Verdenskrigs afslutning blev de områder af de TyskeRige, som lå øst for floderne Oder og Neiße, underlagt polsk administration - bortset fra den nordlige del af Østpreussen, som kom undersovjetisk administration. En fredskonference skulle senere beslutte om dise områders [...]

Akutmedicin är en praktisk handbok som riktar sig till medicinstudenter, läkare och sjuksköterskor. Boken tar upp differentialdiagnoser vid några vanliga symtombilder, diagnoser och behandling, intoxikationer samt tillstånd, behandlingsprinciper och tekniker som traditionellt används inom inte[...]

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