The effective use of school resources is a policy priority across OECD countries. The OECD Reviews of School Resources explore how resources can be governed, distributed, utilised and managed to improve the quality and efficiency of school education. The series considers four ty…
The effective use of school resources is a policy priority across OECD countries. The OECD Reviews of School Resources explore how resources can be governed, distributed, utilised and managed to improve the quality, equity and efficiency of school education. The series considers…
OECD Environmental Performance Reviews provide independent assessments of countries' progress towards their environmental policy objectives. Reviews promote peer learning, enhance government accountability, and provide targeted recommendations aimed at improving environmental pe…
"Scholarly writing on the music of Arvo Pärt is situated primarily in the fields of musicology, cultural and media studies, and, more recently, in terms of theology/spirituality. Arvo Pärt: Sounding the Sacred focuses on the representational dimensions of Pärt's music (including…
This study examines the origins, evolution, and goals of Polish and Estonian diaspora communities in Sweden during the Cold War. The author analyzes their links with both their host and homeland societies and investigates their clandestine efforts to undermine the communist regi…
Tracing the origins, evolution, and goals of Polish and Estonian emigre politics in Cold War Sweden and its linkages with both the host and homeland societies, this book investigates the transnational dimension of resistance and opposition to the communist regimes in Central and…
Describes the events of the Great Northern War in the territory of Estonia as seen from the point of view of one city, Dorpat (Tartu). The events are discussed in the wider context of the history of Northern Europe, supplying ostensibly local affairs with an international backgr…
Estonia is perhaps the only country in Europe that lacks a comprehensive history of its Jewish minority. Spanning over 150 years of Estonian Jewish history, 'On the Margins' is a truly unique book. Rebuilding a life beyond so-called Pale of Jewish Settlement in the Russian Empir…
Estonia is perhaps the only country in Europe that lacks a comprehensive history of its Jewish minority. Spanning over 150 years of Estonian Jewish history, 'On the Margins' is a truly unique book. Rebuilding a life beyond so-called Pale of Jewish Settlement in the Russian Empir…
Title page -- copyright page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Preface (by Antony Polonsky) -- Studying Estonian Jewish History: A Professional and Personal Journey -- 1. New in Town: Jews in Narva, 1874-1917 -- 2. Thanks to the Germans! Jewish Cultura…
Estonia is perhaps the only country in Europe that lacks a comprehensive history of its Jewish minority. Spanning over 150 years of Estonian Jewish history, 'On the Margins' is a truly unique book. Rebuilding a life beyond so-called Pale of Jewish Settlement in the Russian Empir…
