In Post-Communist Worlds: Living and Teaching in Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Uzbekistan
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In this lively combination memoir/travel narrative, Dr. Scheffer provides both cultural/historical, and ethnographical description, while recounting numerous personal incidents in his and his wifes life, and offering stories of the lives and events of people they encountered around them. This book provides a fascinating record of a huge, unique event in human history, told with the personal touch of the authors direct experience.
Martin Scheffer
Dr. Martin Scheffer is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Boise State University. His career in higher education has included lecturships in Spain, Mexico, and the former Soviet Union. He and his wife Judy enjoy an active retirement split between travel, gardening, and grandchildren at their home in Nampa, Idaho.
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