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The Power and Impact of Standardised Tests - Lambrini Loumbourdi - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Standardised tests and language certification exams have been a popular topic in the field of assessment for many years now. The washback effect of such tests, that is how and to which degree language tests influence teaching and learning, has been the focus of several research projects in various contexts with different results, but at the same time of significant importance. Investigating the impact and consequences of tests is a great step towards creating better and fairer tests. This book focuses on a research study of the washback effect of the FCE test (First Certificate in English), developed and administered by Cambridge English Language Assessment (formerly ESOL). The context of the study is Greece, where unique socioeconomic elements and characteristics have rendered language certification increasingly important and have significantly contributed to the quality and quantity of the washback effect produced.

DKK 433.00

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Evaluating Tests of Second Language Development - Khaled Barkaoui - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

The book introduces a framework for examining the validity of tests that aim to assess second-language (L2) proficiency development over time and/or in relation to L2 instruction. It also reports the findings of a longitudinal study that aimed to examine the sensitivity to change of a test of L2 proficiency development. Specifically, the study examined changes over time in Progress scores and the linguistic characteristics of essays written in response to Progress by learners who took the test before, during and after a period of L2 instruction in different countries. The book furthers our understanding of the nature of L2 proficiency as it develops over time and in relation to L2 instruction and provides a framework that can be used in future endeavours to design and validate tests of L2 proficiency development. The book is intended for graduate students, test developers, and researchers doing research in applied linguistics and L2 assessment.

DKK 482.00

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The Co-construction of Conversation in Group Oral Tests - Fumyo Nakatsuhara - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

International language tests increasingly use group oral formats in both high- and low-stakes contexts. But how do test-takers with different characteristics interact in such formats? This book explores how test-takers with different extraversion and proficiency levels co-construct spoken interaction in groups. The impact of the two test-taker characteristics was examined across three task types and with two group sizes. Examination of group performances using both statistical and Conversation Analysis tools offered insights into how group conversation is co-constructed. By enhancing our understanding of the group oral test construct, the findings have useful implications for international language test development and enable appropriate choices regarding task type and group size.

DKK 495.00

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Der C-Test: Aktuelle Tendenzen / The C-Test: Current Trends - - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

C-Tests bestehen aus mehreren kurzen Texten, in denen fehlende Wortteile zu rekonstruieren sind. Sie haben hervorragende psychometrische Eigenschaften und werden in einer Vielzahl von Kontexten zur ökonomischen Messung von (allgemeiner) Sprachkompetenz eingesetzt. Dieser Band illustriert den aktuellen Stand der C-Test-Forschung. Der Fokus liegt auf Augenscheingültigkeit und Washback von C-Tests; C-Test-Leistung und Intelligenz; C-Tests als Screening-Instrumente für TestDaF und SIMTEST; ROC-Analysen zur Zuordnung von C-Test-Ergebnissen zu den Kompetenzstufen des GER; Verwendung von C-Tests im Unterricht. Eine Besonderheit des Bandes ist die umfassende C-Test-Bibliographie des Herausgebers. C-Tests consist of several short texts in which the missing parts of words have to be reconstructed. C-Tests have excellent psychometric properties and are used in many contexts as economical tests of language proficiency. This collection of papers illustrates the state of the art of C-Test research. It focuses on face validity and washback of C-Tests, C-Test performance and intelligence, C-Tests as screening devices for TestDaF and SIMTEST, ROC analyses for relating C-Test scores to the CEFR as well as use of C-tests in the classroom. A special feature of the volume is the editor’s comprehensive C-Test bibliography.

DKK 625.00

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Modelling Performance in Tests of Spoken Language - Barry O'sullivan - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

When we use a language we are always aware of our audience. This awareness is reflected, for example, in changes to the way we speak to the same person in different contexts or to different people in the same context. This book explores the way in which test takers’ language can change in test events depending on either real or perceived similarities or differences between themselves and their interlocutors. The series of five studies reported are designed to explore aspects of test-taker performance on tests of speaking, and in doing so provide evidence in support of a proposed model of speaking test performance. Though the studies focus primarily on the effect on test-taker performance of characteristics associated with their interlocutor, they also provide empirical evidence of interactions between the factors. There are clear implications from the findings for all of those people involved in language testing and in researching spoken language.

DKK 614.00

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Der C-Test - - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

C-Tests bestehen aus mehreren kurzen Texten, in denen die zweite Hälfte jedes zweiten Wortes fehlt. Sie gelten in der Regel als objektives, reliables, valides und ökonomisches Instrument zur Messung allgemeiner Sprachkompetenz und werden mittlerweile in einer Vielzahl von Kontexten eingesetzt. Der vorliegende Sammelband illustriert den aktuellen Stand der (anwendungsbezogenen) C-Test-Forschung – mit einem Schwerpunkt auf der zentralen Frage der Konstruktvalidität. C-Tests consist of several short texts in which the second half of every second word has been deleted. As a rule, they are considered to be objective, reliable, valid and economical tests of general language proficiency. C-Tests are currently used in many contexts, including high-stakes applications. The present collection of papers illustrates the state of the art of (application-oriented) C-Test research, with a special focus on construct validity.

DKK 638.00

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Social perspectives on language testing - - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Tim McNamara’s work has had a fundamental impact on language testing. This volume brings together over 20 leading scholars in language assessment whose work has been influenced by Tim McNamara. Their papers cover issues of the social impact of language tests, such as fairness and justice of test use and language testing in the context of migration. They also address testing of interaction, and teachers’ and students’ views of language tests. The volume concludes with papers discussing the future of language testing in the face of contested concepts of validity, the rise of social media, and lingua franca language use.

DKK 508.00

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American Foreign Policy in Greece, 1944-1949 - Michael Mark Amen - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

A case study of Greek-American relations between 1944 and 1949 which tests economic explanations of American foreign relations after World War II. Greece is seen as the trial period for American military activities abroad after 1945, resulting in the Truman Administration''s rejection of Wilson''s liberal-capitalist internationalism in favor of a permanent military input into policy making.

DKK 534.00

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Avialinguistics - Anna P. Borowska - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

The book presents the first comprehensive description of avialinguistics. The author analyses this new interdisciplinary branch of applied linguistics that recognises the role of language for aviation purposes. She provides an integrated approach to Aeronautical English and proffers insights into aviation discourse, discussing its current linguistic errors and providing suggestions for aviation English communication improvement. The author tests theoretical considerations against illustrative real-life examples so as to facilitate an interpretation of regular pilot-controller communications.

DKK 625.00

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Obesity in Europe - - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

It was in 2003 that the EU Commission Directorate General for Education and Culture commissioned a «Study on young people’s lifestyles and sedentariness and the role of sport in the context of education and as a means of restoring the balance». The purpose of this study was to compile an intercultural comparative analysis of adolescents’ lifestyles within the EU. This analysis was based on international and national studies from the areas of epidemiology, cardiology, paediatrics, physiology, nutrition, psychology, sociology and sport sciences dealing with physical activity, fitness and motor abilities.

DKK 614.00

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Foreign Assistance of Illiberal and Autocratic Regimes - Sevinc Ozturk - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

This book suggests a theoretical framework for the non-democratic and illiberal donors of foreign aid and tests the empirical support of this framework. It aims to examine the foreign aid motivation and preferences of non-democratic and illiberal countries. The study applies the quantitative methodology to understand why nondemocratic and illiberal regimes provide foreign aid and what affects their aid preferences. The findings show that the nature of the relationship between the government and the business elite influences both aid motivation and aid preferences in those countries.

DKK 274.00

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Vulnerable Domains for Cross-Linguistic Influence in L2 Acquisition of Greek - Sviatlana Karpava - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

The book investigates adult second language (L2) acquisition of Greek by first language (L1) Russian speakers in the bi-dialectal setting of Cyprus. The participants all reside in Cyprus and came from former Soviet republics to Cyprus as young adults. The focus of the study is on the L2 acquisition of determiners, clitics and morphological agreement and relevant interpretable and uninterpretable features such as gender, person, number and case in both nominal and verbal domains. This explorative study of the real linguistic situation in Cyprus concerning adult second language/dialect acquisition tests theoretical hypotheses and provides insight into language development.

DKK 603.00

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Festschrift in Honour of Guenther Sigott: Advanced Methods in Language Testing - - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

This Festschrift has been compiled to honour Günther Sigott for his notable contributions to academia in general and to the field of language testing in particular. The contributors to this volume come from all over the world, spanning regions from Austria and its neighbouring countries Slovenia and Germany, to the UK, USA, all the way to Japan and Iran. They work as test developers, teacher educators, psychometricians and researchers, taking up a variety of subjects such as washback of standardized tests, the acknowledgement of language varieties in high-stakes exams, fostering language assessment literacy or psychometric models to enhance C-test interpretations or scoring validity

DKK 430.00

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The Economics of International Environmental Cooperation - Tomasz Zylicz - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

The Economics of International Environmental Cooperation looks at environmental issues calling for international cooperation, such as river management, transboundary air pollution and climate. It analyses methods used to reduce free-riding in protecting the commons and discusses agreements considered successful – such as the Montreal Protocol – and others that are less effective. In the absence of a supranational authority to enforce solutions in the interest of larger regions, voluntary agreements need to be negotiated by independent agents. They should pass not only aggregate cost-benefit tests, but they have to meet additional criteria in order to win the support of those who cooperate. The book analyses different agreements and draws policy conclusions.

DKK 433.00

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Classroom-Based Language Assessment - - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

While research into aspects of standardised language tests is growing, the area of classroom-based language assessment (CBLA) is still not well-defined and relatively under-researched. Studies investigating CBLA practices within the ESL/EFL school contexts as well as the tertiary level have stressed the need for further research as the picture is not yet complete. The volume aims to address this challenge by presenting a wide scope of research interests that discuss theoretical and practical underpinnings of CBLA. It is also meant to promote the notion of CBLA for a wide membership of the language teaching and testing community covering topics that consider both realities and prospects of CBLA in the assessment world.

DKK 485.00

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Schistosomiasis Control in China - Pauline Grys - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Schistosomiasis is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases worldwide and continues to be a public health concern in many countries. China made huge progress in the control of Schistosomiasis japonica, aiming at the elimination of the disease from many previously endemic areas. This book presents a scientific investigation into the practical implementation of the Chinese national control strategy at the grass root level. It focusses on availability and composition of human resources for control and on performance of sero-diagnostic tests needed for case detection and surveillance. The main message of this book is that effective control and elimination of Schistosomiasis are feasible, but high levels of support for control need to be sustained to prevent resurgence of this disease.

DKK 399.00

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Interviewer Variability in Oral Proficiency Interviews - Annie Brown - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

This book was the winner of the 2005 Jacqueline A. Ross Dissertation Award for second or foreign language testing. The assessment of speaking skills is an important part of the language learning process, whether carried out by teachers in the classroom or through proficiency tests administered by testing agencies. However, the complex and subjective nature of speaking assessment raises a number of important questions about the validity, reliability and fairness of test procedures. This book, which is based on research into the speaking test of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), shows how the performance of learners in oral proficiency interviews cannot be taken unequivocally as an indication of their ability, as variation in interviewer behaviour can have an impact both on learner performance and on ratings outcomes.

DKK 635.00

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The Effectiveness of Corrective Feedback and the Role of Individual Differences in Language Learning - Nadia Mifka Profozic - Bog - Peter Lang AG -

As an issue of controversy, corrective or negative feedback has been a much debated and investigated topic in theory and research on second-language acquisition. This book contributes to the ongoing discussion by reporting on a classroom study which examined the effects of two corrective feedback types – recasts and clarification requests – on the acquisition of the French verb forms passé composé and imparfait . The study also looked at the role of individual differences in analytic ability, working memory and anxiety in predicting the learning gains. This research makes an original contribution by investigating the types of corrective feedback that have not previously been compared for French verb forms, by targeting high school learners, by eliciting both oral and written language production and by including tests of three factors of individual differences.

DKK 462.00

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Catholicity Challenging Ethnicity - Erik Berggren - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

This book deals with the relationship between the catholicity of the Church and ethnicity. Churches confess their «catholicity» – which means that they declare that their members belong to one community; but at the same time, the churches are often internally divided along ethnic lines. South Africa was a divided society under apartheid, which also shaped the churches ethnically. The legacy of apartheid continues to cause division between people through inequality, injustice, skewed power relations, and marginalisation. The author presents an analytical tool that has been derived from key documents of the Faith and Order movement and the World Council of Churches concerning the catholicity of the Church. In addition, he tests the catholicity of the Church against an operative ecclesiology of South African congregations and churches twenty years after the dismantling of apartheid.

DKK 773.00

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Personality Differences and Oral Test Performance - Vivien Berry - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Die Reihe "Language Testing and Evaluation" veröffentlicht theoretische The aim of the "Language Testing and Evaluation" series is to provide a und empirische Forschung zum Testen und Evaluieren im Bereich des Lehrens forum for publishing theoretical and empirical research in all areas of und Lernens von Sprachen. Die Absicht ist, einerseits zur Verbesserung der language teaching and learning. The series'' focus is on research on internationalen wissenschaftlichen Diskussion beizutragen sowie language tests and assessment tools as well as on programme evaluation andererseits Forschungsergebnisse und neue Entwicklungen sowohl den in der in which emphasis is placed on the characteristics of the instruments Praxis Tätigen als auch einem breiteren interessierten Publikum zugänglich themselves. Furthermore the intention of the series is to enhance the zu machen. possibilities for international scholarly debate among experts.

DKK 484.00

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Diagnostic Writing Assessment - Ute Knoch - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Die Reihe "Language Testing and Evaluation" veröffentlicht theoretische The aim of the "Language Testing and Evaluation" series is to provide a und empirische Forschung zum Testen und Evaluieren im Bereich des Lehrens forum for publishing theoretical and empirical research in all areas of und Lernens von Sprachen. Die Absicht ist, einerseits zur Verbesserung der language teaching and learning. The series'' focus is on research on internationalen wissenschaftlichen Diskussion beizutragen sowie language tests and assessment tools as well as on programme evaluation andererseits Forschungsergebnisse und neue Entwicklungen sowohl den in der in which emphasis is placed on the characteristics of the instruments Praxis Tätigen als auch einem breiteren interessierten Publikum zugänglich themselves. Furthermore the intention of the series is to enhance the zu machen. possibilities for international scholarly debate among experts.

DKK 680.00

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Consumption Choices - Till Ludwig - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Rural areas in developing countries have the world’s highest rates of undernutrition. Based on primary data from an innovative new study in India, this book unravels the complex and manifold causes for the prevalence of weak local diets, breaking down why food consumption choices of rural populations are often monotonous and unhealthy. In the first part, the author describes the economic environment and unfavorable price trends that underpin the prevalence of poor diets. In the second part, he analyzes the effects of agricultural production decisions and markets, showing how production diversity and better market access can have positive benefits. Finally, introducing a novel perspective on the behavioral economics of food consumption, he shows how economic preferences such as risk and altruism ultimately manifest in what people eat. This book is an essential read for audiences interested in the causes of food and nutrition insecurity – and in economic approaches to finding solutions.

DKK 479.00

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Validating Language Proficiency Assessments in Second Language Acquisition Research - Anastasia Drackert - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

The book introduces the reader to an argument-based approach to validity as a way to improve test validation in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research. Motivated by the need for practical suggestions for raising proficiency assessment standards in SLA research, it exemplifies the approach by validating two distinct score interpretations for a new Russian Elicited Imitation Test (EIT). Two empirical investigations with 164 Russian learners in the USA and Germany were conducted to evaluate the accuracy of the score interpretations associated with two distinct test uses. The EIT proved to constitute a reliable and valid instrument for differentiating between a wide range of oracy skills. The proposed cut scores enabled prediction of several levels of speaking and listening proficiency. The author concludes with implications for using the argument-based approach for validating assessments in SLA research, for the use of the developed Russian EIT, and for future research on Elicited Imitation Tests in general.

DKK 508.00

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Effects of Gender Inequality in Resource Ownership and Access on Household Welfare and Food Security in Kenya - Pamela Marinda - Bog - Peter Lang AG -

This volume has one broad objective: to assess gender-based inequalities with respect to access to and control of land, financial and human capital and how these factors affect household welfare, and food security in Kenya. It gives an insight into the negative effects of gender inequality in resource ownership and access that manifest themselves at the micro level and that can have significant negative impacts at the macro level. The study was conducted in West Pokot, a rural district that lies in the North West of Kenya. The quantitative analysis deals with a wide range of farm household dynamics ranging from returns to farm and non farm activities, technical efficiency analysis in crop production in male and female managed farms, determinants of food security as well as nutrition and health status of children. Female headed households were much more constrained in their access to land, education and income, which showed a significant negative impact on their livelihood and food security. The research concludes that access to land, human capital and finances have an impact on the overall household wellbeing and food security.

DKK 449.00

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Public Spheres in Soviet-Type Societies Sphaeren Von Oeffentlichkeit in Gesellschaften Sowjetischen Typs - - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Der Band versammelt Beiträge zu vielfältigen Erscheinungsformen von Öffentlichkeit in Gesellschaften sowjetischen Typs. Die Tragfähigkeit eines flexiblen Öffentlichkeitsbegriffs wird anhand von Einzelstudien zur Sowjetunion, zu den ostmitteleuropäischen Staaten und zu China erprobt. Es ergibt sich ein heterogenes und vielschichtiges Bild der Ausprägungen und Entwicklungen verschiedener Sphären von Öffentlichkeit. Deutlich wird, daß eine lediglich Defizite aufzeigende Kontrastierung zum bürgerlichen Öffentlichkeitsmodell zur Analyse staatssozialistischer Herrschaft nicht geeignet ist. Die Beiträge des Bandes erschließen zunächst die gesellschaftliche Relevanz von Öffentlichkeiten in Sowjetstaaten aus der Binnenperspektive der vorgestellten Einzelfälle. In einem zweiten Schritt werden in der komparativen Zusammenschau allgemeinere Strukturen von Öffentlichkeit in sowjetischen Systemen in den Blick genommen. The volume tests a flexible terminology that may serve to describe and analyze the notion of public sphere in state socialist dictatorships. A heterogeneous picture emerges from case studies on Soviet, East European and Chinese issues. A closer look makes clear that the public sphere in Soviet-type regimes cannot be understood as merely lacking most of the features associated with the Habermasian model. It is necessary to explore the meaning of public space in different social, political and national contexts to work out a comparative perspective. This perspective may constitute a framework for general conclusions about spheres of public action in Soviet-type societies.

DKK 808.00

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The Power and Impact of Standardised Tests - Lambrini Loumbourdi - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Evaluating Tests of Second Language Development - Khaled Barkaoui - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

The Co-construction of Conversation in Group Oral Tests - Fumyo Nakatsuhara - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Der C-Test: Aktuelle Tendenzen / The C-Test: Current Trends - - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Modelling Performance in Tests of Spoken Language - Barry O'sullivan - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Der C-Test - - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Social perspectives on language testing - - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

American Foreign Policy in Greece, 1944-1949 - Michael Mark Amen - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Avialinguistics - Anna P. Borowska - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Obesity in Europe - - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Foreign Assistance of Illiberal and Autocratic Regimes - Sevinc Ozturk - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Vulnerable Domains for Cross-Linguistic Influence in L2 Acquisition of Greek - Sviatlana Karpava - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Festschrift in Honour of Guenther Sigott: Advanced Methods in Language Testing - - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

The Economics of International Environmental Cooperation - Tomasz Zylicz - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Classroom-Based Language Assessment - - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Schistosomiasis Control in China - Pauline Grys - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Interviewer Variability in Oral Proficiency Interviews - Annie Brown - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

The Effectiveness of Corrective Feedback and the Role of Individual Differences in Language Learning - Nadia Mifka Profozic - Bog - Peter Lang AG -

Catholicity Challenging Ethnicity - Erik Berggren - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Personality Differences and Oral Test Performance - Vivien Berry - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Diagnostic Writing Assessment - Ute Knoch - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Consumption Choices - Till Ludwig - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Validating Language Proficiency Assessments in Second Language Acquisition Research - Anastasia Drackert - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

Effects of Gender Inequality in Resource Ownership and Access on Household Welfare and Food Security in Kenya - Pamela Marinda - Bog - Peter Lang AG -

Public Spheres in Soviet-Type Societies Sphaeren Von Oeffentlichkeit in Gesellschaften Sowjetischen Typs - - Bog - Peter Lang AG - Plusbog.dk

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