Diane Francis

Disocver classic lost and historic amusement parks of Northeast Ohio from the 1940s through 1970s--most now long gone, including ... Euclid Beach Park Luna Park Geauga Lake Park Puritas Springs Park White City Memphis Kiddie Park Geneva-on-the-Lake and more Those boisterous, colorful, exciting meccas fulfilled the fantasies of entertainment-hungry Clevelanders. Each park had its own personality, its own alluring smells and sounds. At Euclid Beach it was the stately sycamores and the unforgettable odor of the lake and of damp earth beneath the pier. At Puritas Springs, the odor of warm oil on the chain of the Cyclone coaster. The chatter of Monkey Island at Luna Park, the sharp reports of the Shooting Gallery at Geauga Lake. David and Diane Francis, authors of several books on amusement park history, including "Cedar Point: The Queen of American Watering Places," draw on their own extensive archive and on the memories of fellow park buffs to create a vivid, nostalgic portrait of days gone by.

This book comprises a collection of essays that shed light on some of the key humanitarian issues that have emerged in independent Ukraine since the fall of the Soviet Union. With a strong empirical focus, the chapters explore pivotal events such as the 1990 Student Revolution on Granite (referring to the stone of Kyiv’s Independence Square), the 2004 Orange Revolution (named after Viktor Yushchenko’s campaign color), and the 2013–2014 Revolution of Dignity (also known as »Euromaidan«). The book examines the evolution of a robust civil society, the emergence of a Ukrainian political nation, and the ultimate achievement of national unity among Ukrainians. These developments are not only analyzed in the context of Ukraine's recent state-building successes but are also viewed as a continuation of the country's longstanding national liberation struggle for independence from Russia. Of particular note, the book highlights the ongoing re-evaluation of established stereotypes surrounding the roots of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, which the author, Kvit, presents as a clash of civilizational values. These thought-provoking essays by one of Ukraine's most prominent political intellectuals will prove valuable not only to those with an interest in Ukraine but also to scholars across a range of disciplines, including mass communications, political science, philosophical hermeneutics, history, and higher education.