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Starring Madame Modjeska

On Tour in Poland and America

By: Beth Holmgren

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Starring Madame Modjeska

On Tour in Poland and America

By: Beth Holmgren

The “important . . . meticulously researched” prize-winning biography of the pre-eminent Polish star of the nineteenth century global stage (CosmopolinReview.com). In reintroducing “a little-remembered actress to a new American audience” biographer Beth Holgram delivers a revelatory portrait of Helena Modjeska—from unparalleled European success to her reign as the most acclaimed, and most recognized female celebrity in the late nineteenth-century United States. In 1876, Poland’s leading actress, Helena Modrzejewska, accompanied by her husband, the self-stylized Count Bozente, emigrated to southern California to give up her career and establish a utopian commune. In light of its failings, it hardly fulfilled the real dreams of Madame Helena. Within a year, she changed her surname to Modjeska, and made her American debut at San Francisco’s California Theatre. Godmother to Ethel Barrymore, and sharing the Shakespearian stage with such luminaries as Otis Skinner, Edwin Booth, and Maurice Barrymore, Helena Modjeska became the leading star in the United States, where she reigned for the next thirty years. In this “Impressive . . . achievement,” Holmgren traces Modjeska’s fabulous life and career from her illegitimate birth in Krakow, to her successive reinventions of herself as a trans-continental diva, and finally to her enduring legacy (Women’s Review of Books). All in all, Starring Madame Modjeska “makes for great drama” (NewPages.com).

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Indiana University Press

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0253005191

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9780253005199

Women's Works in Stalin's Time

On Lidiia Chukovskaia and Nadezhda Mandelstam

By: Beth Holmgren

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Women's Works in Stalin's Time

On Lidiia Chukovskaia and Nadezhda Mandelstam

By: Beth Holmgren

... Holmgren gives a superb comparative analysis of the literary legacy of the two memoirists." --Times Literary Supplement "Beth Holmgren's book is a highly original and very productive critical appraisal of the work of Likiia Chukovskaia and Nadezhda Mandelstam." --The Russian Review "This fine book, with its copious, informative notes and good bibliography, will interest students of 20th-century literature and theorists of autobiography, feminist criticism, and gender studies." --Choice "... a fascinating book that provides a powerful testament to the strength and endurance of women in a particularly ghastly period of history." --Signs "... impressive, eloquently written... an integrated comparative study of two very different female survivors of the Stalinist night." --Caryl Emerson "... a bold scholarly act.... The writing is excellent throughout." --Barbara Heldt Two extraordinary women writers are evoked as models of women's heroic roles in preserving Russian culture in Stalin's time. A fresh and eloquent approach to the literature of the Stalinist age.

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Indiana University Press

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0253208297

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9780253208293

Starring Madame Modjeska

On Tour in Poland and America

By: Beth Holmgren

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Rewriting Capitalism

Literature and the Market in Late Tsarist Russia and the Kingdom of Poland

By: Beth Holmgren

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Rewriting Capitalism

Literature and the Market in Late Tsarist Russia and the Kingdom of Poland

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Holmgren examines how capitalism in turn-of-the-century Russia and the Kingdom of Poland affected the elitist culture of literature, publishing, book markets, and readership. Holmgren also draws parallels with and assesses recent literary and publishing developments in Russia and Poland, shedding light on the current book market and the literature of Eastern Europe as a whole. In this ground-breaking book, Beth Holmgren examines how—in turn-of-the-century Russia and its subject, the Kingdom of Poland—capitalism affected the elitist culture of literature, publishing, book markets, and readership. Rewriting Capitalism considers how both "serious" writers and producers of consumer culture coped with the drastic power shift from "serious" literature to market-driven literature.

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University of Pittsburgh Pre

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082297505X

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Keys to Happiness

A Novel

By: Анастасія Вербицкая,Beth Holmgren

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Keys to Happiness

A Novel

By: Анастасія Вербицкая,Beth Holmgren

This release is an important contribution to the literary discourse about women's lives, sexuality, politics and popular culture in early 20th-century Russia." -- Publishers Weekly One of the most sensationally popular and influential of all pre-Revolutionary novels, Keys to Happiness is set against a panorama of Russian society on the eve of World War I. It tells the stormy tale of Manya Yeltsova, a Russian "new woman" who pursues her dreams and passions as a dancer and free spirit who captivates, among others, a Jewish socialist tycoon and a reactionary Russian nobleman. At the time of its publication, the novel crossed the boundaries of both gender and class to define a new type of literature in Russian society. The editors' informative introduction places the novel within its cultural, political, and social context and makes clear for today's readers its literary and historical importance.

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Indiana University Press

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0253335388

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Polish Cinema Today

A Bold New Era in Film

By: Helena Goscilo,Beth Holmgren

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Polish Cinema Today

A Bold New Era in Film

By: Helena Goscilo,Beth Holmgren

A 2022 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title Structured according to key themes, Polish Cinema Today analyzes the remarkable innovations in Polish cinema emerging a decade after the 1989 dissolution of the Soviet bloc, once its film industry had evolved from a socialist state enterprise into a much more accessible system of film production, with growing expertise in distribution and marketing. By the early 2000s, an impressive, diverse cohort of filmmakers broke through the gridlock of a small set of esteemed, aging auteurs as well as the glut of imported Hollywood blockbusters, empowered by the digital revolution and domestic audience appetite for independent work. Polish directors today challenge sacrosanct bromides about national and gender identity, Poland’s historical martyrdom, the status of the influential Catholic Church, and the benevolent family, while investigating the phenomena of migration and sexuality in their full complexity. Each thematic chapter places these recent films within a historical/cultural context nationally and transnationally, and designs its analyses of specific works to engage general audiences of film scholars, students, and cinephiles.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1793641668

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9781793641663

Rewriting Capitalism

Literature and the Market in Late Tsarist Russia and the Kingdom of Poland

By: Beth Holmgren

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Literature and the Market in Late Tsarist Russia and the Kingdom of Poland

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In this ground-breaking book, Beth Holmgren examines how—in turn-of-the-century Russia and its subject, the Kingdom of Poland—capitalism affected the elitist culture of literature, publishing, book markets, and readership. Rewriting Capitalism considers how both “serious” writers and producers of consumer culture coped with the drastic power shift from “serious” literature to market-driven literature.

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University of Pittsburgh Press

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0822956799

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Introduction to Positive Media Psychology

By: Arthur A. Raney,Sophie H. Janicke-Bowles,Mary Beth Oliver,Katherine R. Dale

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Introduction to Positive Media Psychology

By: Arthur A. Raney,Sophie H. Janicke-Bowles,Mary Beth Oliver,Katherine R. Dale

Introduction to Positive Media Psychology summarizes and synthesizes the key concepts, theories, and empirical findings on the positive emotional, cognitive, and behavioral effects of media use. In doing so, the book offers the first systematic overview of the emerging field of positive media psychology. The authors draw on a growing body of scholarship that explores the positive sides of media use, including fostering one’s own well-being; creating greater connectedness with others; cultivating compassion for those who may be oppressed or stigmatized; and motivating altruism and other prosocial actions. The authors explore these issues across the entire media landscape, examining the ways that varying content (e.g., entertainment, news) delivered through traditional (e.g., film, television) and more recent media technologies (e.g., social media, digital games, virtual reality) can enhance well-being and promote other positive outcomes in viewers and users. This book serves as a benchmark of theory and research for current and future generations of advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars in communication, psychology, education, and social work.

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Routledge

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1000295818

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9781000295818

The Naturescaping Workbook

A Step-by-Step Guide for Bringing Nature to Your Backyard

By: Beth O'Donnell Young

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The Naturescaping Workbook

A Step-by-Step Guide for Bringing Nature to Your Backyard

By: Beth O'Donnell Young

Much of modern garden design is about controlling nature to achieve a desired effect. But for the eco-conscious homeowner, the best garden designer is Mother Nature, and following her lead can result in a beautiful low-maintenance landscape that requires fewer resources, attracts natural wildlife, and saves time and money. In The Naturescaping Workbook, author Beth O'Donnell Young sets forth an easy-to-follow, do-it-yourself plan for gardeners of all skill levels. Her step-by-step approach teaches gardeners to understand their own natural habitat and to nurture the native eco-systems that exist in their yard. And the payoff is huge. By simply becoming aware of the natural wonders in the backyard, anyone can gain a more beautiful garden and take a big step toward bringing nature home.

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Timber Press

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1604691182

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Jewelry

The Body Transformed

By: Melanie Holcomb,Kim Benzel,James A. Doyle,Moira Gallagher,John Guy,Navina Najat Haidar,Hannah Korn,Soyoung Lee,Maia Nuku,Diana Craig Patch,Joanne Pillsbury,Courtney A. Stewart,Beth Carver Wees

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Jewelry

The Body Transformed

By: Melanie Holcomb,Kim Benzel,James A. Doyle,Moira Gallagher,John Guy,Navina Najat Haidar,Hannah Korn,Soyoung Lee,Maia Nuku,Diana Craig Patch,Joanne Pillsbury,Courtney A. Stewart,Beth Carver Wees

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana} As an art form, jewelry is defined primarily through its connection to and interaction with the body—extending it, amplifying it, accentuating it, distorting it, concealing it, or transforming it. Addressing six different modes of the body—Adorned, Divine, Regal, Transcendent, Alluring, and Resplendent—this artfully designed catalogue illustrates how these various definitions of the body give meaning to the jewelry that adorns and enhances it. Essays on topics spanning a wide range of times and cultures establish how jewelry was used as a symbol of power, status, and identity, from earflares of warrior heroes in Pre-Colombian Peru to bowknot earrings designed by Yves Saint-Laurent. These most intimate works of art provide insight into the wearers, but also into the cultures that produced them. More than 200 jewels and ornaments, alongside paintings and sculptures of bejeweled bodies, demonstrate the social, political, and aesthetic role of jewelry from ancient times to the present. Gorgeous new illustrations of Bronze Age spirals, Egyptian broad collars, Hellenistic gold armbands, Japanese courtesan hair adornments, jewels from Mughal India, and many, many more explore the various facets of jewelry and its relationship to the human body over 5,000 years of world history.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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1588396509

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9781588396501

Trauma Nursing E-Book

From Resuscitation Through Rehabilitation

By: Karen A. McQuillan,Mary Beth Flynn Makic

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Trauma Nursing E-Book

From Resuscitation Through Rehabilitation

By: Karen A. McQuillan,Mary Beth Flynn Makic

Learn to provide state-of-the-art care to any patient in any setting with the most comprehensive trauma nursing resource available. Using the unique cycles of trauma framework, Trauma Nursing: From Resuscitation Through Rehabilitation, 5th Edition features coverage of cutting-edge research findings and current issues, trends, and controversies in trauma nursing. The thoroughly updated fifth edition guides you through all phases of care - from preventive care and the time of injury to the resuscitative, operative, critical, intermediate, and rehabilitative stages. Plus, new chapters address unique trauma patient populations including pregnant women, children, the elderly, bariatric individuals, burned patients, those with a history of substance abuse and organ donors. With timely discussions on emerging topics such as mass casualty events and rural trauma, this is the most complete resource available for both students and experienced trauma nurses. UPDATED! Disaster preparedness, response and recovery for mass casualty incidents prepares students to act quickly and confidently in the event of a disaster, with guidelines for initial response and sustained response. UPDATED! The latest sepsis protocols, opioid use and pain/sedation protocols, and treating injured patients with diabetes. Special populations coverage prepares you to meet the needs of unique trauma patient populations including pregnant women, children, the elderly, bariatric individuals, burn patients, those with a history of substance abuse and organ donors. Coverage of specific issues that affect all patients regardless of their injury, gives you a solid understating of mechanism of injury, traumatic shock, patient/family psychosocial responses to trauma, pain, anxiety, delirium and sleep management; infection; wound healing, and nutrition. Tables and illustrations throughout add clarity to the content being discussed. NEW! Information on a team-centered, interdisciplinary approach to care. NEW! Up-to-date evidence-based information about issues that affect trauma care systems, includes injury pathophysiology, and state-of-the-art care for the trauma patient during all phases of care. NEW! All new content includes information on cultural sensitivity, care for caregivers, and how to handle self-harm injuries and suicide. NEW! Certification review questions help you to prepare for certification by listing the correct answers and rationales. NEW! Current recommendations for measuring fluid administration responsiveness.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323594751

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9780323594752

Women's Works in Stalin's Time

On Lidiia Chukovskaia and Nadezhda Mandelstam

By: Beth Holmgren

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On Lidiia Chukovskaia and Nadezhda Mandelstam

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Indiana University Press

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0253208297

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9780253208293

Warsaw is My Country

The Story of Krystyna Bierzynska, 1928-1945

By: Beth Holmgren

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Warsaw is My Country

The Story of Krystyna Bierzynska, 1928-1945

By: Beth Holmgren

This story of Krystyna Bierzyńska, an acculturated Polish Jew, explores how she survived the Holocaust thanks to the efforts of her Jewish and surrogate Christian families and served in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. Bierzyńska's is a Warsaw story that demonstrates how, in urban interwar Poland, acculturated Jews at last dared to believe that they qualified as Polish patriots.

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Jews of Poland

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1618117599

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Polish Cinema Today

A Bold New Era in Film

By: Helena Goscilo,Beth Holmgren

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A Bold New Era in Film

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Rowman & Littlefield

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Keys to Happiness

A Novel

By: Анастасія Вербицкая,Beth Holmgren

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A Novel

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Starring Madame Modjeska

Starring Madame Modjeska

Women's Works in Stalin's Time

Women's Works in Stalin's Time

Starring Madame Modjeska

Starring Madame Modjeska

Rewriting Capitalism

Rewriting Capitalism

Keys to Happiness

Keys to Happiness

Polish Cinema Today

Polish Cinema Today

Rewriting Capitalism

Rewriting Capitalism

Introduction to Positive Media Psychology

Introduction to Positive Media Psychology

The Naturescaping Workbook

The Naturescaping Workbook

Jewelry

Jewelry

Trauma Nursing E-Book

Trauma Nursing E-Book

Women's Works in Stalin's Time

Women's Works in Stalin's Time

Warsaw is My Country

Warsaw is My Country

Polish Cinema Today

Polish Cinema Today

Keys to Happiness

Keys to Happiness

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