Rediscovering Russia in Asia

This work presents a trans-Siberian expedition to rediscover the peoples, cultures and riches of Russia's eastern frontiers. It addresses such questions as: who are the people of the region?; have they a distinct culture?; and does the area have a future as part of the Pacific Rim? <p><strong>Selected Contents: </strong>Foreword: Civic Service Analysis Has Come of Age <em>Amitai Etzioni </em><strong>Part 1: Context</strong> 1. Building Knowledge on Civic Service Worldwide <em>Amanda Moore McBride and Michael Sherraden, with Margaret Lombe and Fengyan Tang</em> 2. From Military Service to Civic Service: The Evolution of National Youth Service <em>Donald J. Eberly and Reuven Gal</em> <strong>Part 2: National Service: Policy, Potential, and Effects</strong> 3. The Effects of National Service in Africa, with a Focus on Nigeria <em>Ebenezer Obadare</em> 4. Toward Universal National Youth Service in Israel: Possible Social Capital Effects <em>Nicole Fleischer and Reuven Gal </em>5. The Effects of National Service in the United States: A Research Synthesis <em>James Perry and Ann Marie Thomson</em> <strong>Part 3: Civic Service Across the Life Course</strong> 6. Civic Service Among Youth in Chile, Denmark, England, and the United States: A Psychological Perspective <em>Judith Torney-Purta, Jo-Ann Amadeo, and Wendy Klandl Richardson</em> 7. The Potential Effects of Service-learning and Community Service in Educational Settings in Latin America <em>Maria Nieves Tapia </em> 8. Youth Service and Elder Service in Comparative Perspective <em>Nancy Morrow-Howell and Fengyan Tang </em> <strong>Part IV: Civic Service Across Borders </strong> 9. International Civic Service: A Step Toward Cooperation in a Global World <em>Margaret Sherrard Sherraden </em> 10. Social Psychological Theory and the Potential for Intergroup and Ethnonational Cooperation in Civic Service Programs <em>Ronald Pitner</em> <strong>Part V: Impacts and Inquiry </strong> 11. Civic Service Across Nations and Cultures: The Range of Effects and Ways to Study Them <em>Justin Davis Smith and Angela Ellis </em>12. Directions in Civic Service Scholarship: An Institutional Perspective, <em>Amanda Moore McBride and Michael Sherraden, with Natasha Menon</em> </p>