The seminal work of the French Sociologist Roger Caillois, a translation of Les jeux et les hommes (1958). It is an influential book on the sociology of play and games, or rather in Caillois' terms sociology derived from play. Caillois sees many of the structures in society as elaborate forms of games and many behaviours as forms of play.

Partiinoe rukovodstvo; gosudarstvennye organy upravleniia. Skhemy. This monograph is key for anyone researching the state sponsored/directed cultural development of life during the early Soviet period.

The author examines the questions revolving around the development of a new ocean concept and program given the new changes in Russia's geopolitical position and the negative impacts on its navel potential. He examine the issues of trade and port infrastructure, bio-resources, the Russian continental shelf and the mineral resources under Russian jurisdiction and finally military/naval...

This monograph examines the development of relations between Persians and Arabs, as well as the genesis and current state of Iranian-Iraqi relations. The author traces the origins of Islamic civilization, the nature of Arab conquests, the historical destinies of Muslim peoples in the Middle Ages, and the course of modern and contemporary history in Iran and Iraq. The author analyzes the origins...

A new series of titles specializing on Iranian affairs. A Russian translation of a title originally published in Tehran. Includes chapters on government bodies and structure, civil rights, political freedoms and Iranian foreign policy.

Texts and letters of Gogol, all about spiritual growth and personal development.