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Living Faithfully in an Unjust World: Compassionate Care in Russia
Melissa L. Caldwell
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Paperback. What does it mean to be a compassionate, caring person in Russia? This book explores how, following the retreat of the Russian state from social welfare services, Russians' efforts to "do the right thing" for their communities have forged new modes of social justice and civic engagement.and secular. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JFF; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 277 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
What does it mean to be a compassionate, caring person in Russia, which has become a country of stark income inequalities and political restrictions? How might ethics and practices of kindness constitute a mode of civic participation in which doing good - helping, caring for, and loving one another in a world marked by many problems and few easy solutions-is a necessary part of being an active citizen? Living Faithfully in an Unjust World explores how, following the retreat of the Russian state from social welfare services, Russians' efforts to do the right thing for their ... Read more
What does it mean to be a compassionate, caring person in Russia, which has become a country of stark income inequalities and political restrictions? How might ethics and practices of kindness constitute a mode of civic participation in which doing good - helping, caring for, and loving one another in a world marked by many problems and few easy solutions-is a necessary part of being an active citizen? Living Faithfully in an Unjust World explores how, following the retreat of the Russian state from social welfare services, Russians' efforts to do the right thing for their ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
396 g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520285842
SKU
V9780520285842
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About Melissa L. Caldwell
Melissa L. Caldwell is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Critical Food Studies. She is the author of Not by Bread Alone: Social Support in the New Russia, Dacha Idylls: Living Organically in Russia's Countryside, and coeditor with Yuson Jung and Jakob Klein of Ethical Eating in the Postsocialist ... Read more
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