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Submitted by Bruce Acker on Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Call for proposals: Deadline extended to April 18 for panel, roundtable, and paper proposals for 2014 New York Conference on Asian Studies and Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies
“Exploring the Challenges of Political and Social Change in the Eastern Neighbourhood and the Mediterranean South”
Heybeliada, Turkey
24 – 29 June 2014
The Center for International and European Studies (CIES) at Kadir Has University will host the 4th International Neighbourhood Symposium at Heybeliada, Turkey between Tuesday, 24 June and Sunday, 29 June 2014. This year’s Symposium will focus on “Exploring the Challenges of Political and Social Change in the Eastern Neighbourhood and the Mediterranean South”.
I was trying to explain the concept of 'demshiza' to a Swiss colleague earlier today and was surprised to find out that a quick web search did not yield any results in English. Are you aware of any literature on 'demshiza' in English (or maybe other language apart from Russian)? Or is it indeed a blank spot?
Thank you very much in advance. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
I am pleased to announce the publication of: Michaels, Paula A. Lamaze: An International History. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014. 264 pages. ISBN 9780199738649.
Description The Lamaze method is virtually synonymous with natural childbirth in America. In the 1970s, taking Lamaze classes was a common rite of passage to parenthood. The conscious relaxation and patterned breathing techniques touted as a natural and empowering path to the alleviation of pain in childbirth resonated with the feminist and countercultural values of the era.
In Lamaze, historian Paula A. Michaels tells the surprising story of the
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