False Expectations

"Myth has played an important and ongoing role in the development of Saskatchewan's political economy. First, during the time of the National Policy, Saskatchewan was portrayed to immigrants as a promised land. This period served as the psychological and economic foundation for the provice. When belief in Saskatchewan as a promised land was shattered by the Great Depression and Dirty Thirties, the myth was reconstituted through the inspiration of the social gospel. It was then politically reinvigorated in the meaning of medicare and has been expressed in recent decades through the competing visions for economic development. Through all these eras, no matter what the tides of politics, there remained one constant--the singular, collective idea that Saskatchewan was a special place with unrealized potential. The challenge for the public dialogue of Saskatchewan, as the province enters its second century, is to not replay the mistakes of the past. Saskatchewan people must recognize the role that myth has played, and must continue to play, in the life of the province. But, at the same time, they must differentiate it from reality by understanding the power of myth as a force for progress and its potential to create false expectations."--pub. desc.

This is the first study of Russian writer Mikhail Lermontov (1814-41) that attempts to integrate the in-depth interpretations of all his major texts--including his famous A Hero of Our Time, the novel that laid the foundation for the Russian psychological novel. Lermontov's explorations of the virtues and limitations of heroic, self-reliant conduct have subsequently become obscured or misread. This new book focuses upon the peculiar, disturbing, and arguably most central feature of Russian culture: its suspicion of and hostility toward individual achievement and self-assertion. The analysis and interpretation of Lermontov's texts enables Golstein to address broader cultural issues by exploring the reasons behind the persistent misreading of Lermontov's major works and by investigating the cultural attitudes that shaped Russia's reaction to the challenges of modernity.

Deuteronomy 32:31 (p. 1-23) ; 2 Peter 1:4 (p. 24-35) ; Hebrews 11:16 (p. 36-50) Acts 16:25 (p. 51-61) ; Psalm 16:8 (p. 62-74) ; Psalm 4:6,7 (p. 75-89) ; Romans 8:32 (p. 90-101) ; Luke 17:5 (p. 102-115) ; Job 34:33 (p. 116-128) ; Matthew 7:12 (p. 129-142) ; Matthew 6:22, 23 (p. 143-158) ; Psalm 14:1 (p. 159-170) ; John 3:20 (p. 171-185) ; Revelation 7:9-17 (p. 186-201) -- Hebrews 12:14 (p. 202-214) ; Psalm 7:2 (p. 215-227) ; Romans 2:4 (p. 228-241) ; Isaiah 55:7 (p. 242-254) ; 2 Corinthians 5:11 (p. 255-273) ; Luke 13:5 (p. 274-286) ; 2 Corinthians 6:2 (p. 287-301) ; Luke 13:24 (p. 302-316) ; Revelation 22:17 (p. 317-328) ; 2 Corinthians 4:3 (p. 329-340) ; Luke 18:10 (p. 341-357) ; 1 Kings 18:21 (p. 358-369) ; Luke 14:18 (p. 370-382) ; Hebrews 3:7, 8 (p. 383-396) ; Ezekiel 18:31 (p. 397-412) ; Luke 9:62 (p. 413-425) ; John 6:67, 68 (p. 426-440) ; Jeremiah 8:20 (p. 441-455).

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