Biblioteka Uniwersytecka

Preface . . xiii
Internet Fraud Tree . . xvii

Chapter 1 PHANTOM FIGURINES . . 1
Chapter 2 FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE? . . 13
Chapter 3 BEHIND A SMOKE SCREEN . . 21
Chapter 4 CARS, CARDS, CHEMICALS AND CRAYONS . . 31
Chapter 5 SMALL-TOWN BOYS . . 43
Chapter 6 DANGEROUS DIET . . 51
Chapter 7 THE SUBURBAN SPOOFER . . 59
Chapter 8 DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS . . 69
Chapter 9 HOT WIRE . . 81
Chapter 10 A BUSINESS WITHIN A BUSINESS . . 89
Chapter 11 DOUBLE PLAY . . 97
Chapter 12 THE eBAY-FRAUD BROTHERS . . 105
Chapter 13 NOT-SO-PRECIOUS METALS . . 113
Chapter 14 THE COOL-CASH SYNDICATE . . 125
Chapter 15 DASTARDLY DESIGN . . 133
Chapter 16 THE RECKLESS CLERK . . 141
Chapter 17 CLOSE QUARTERS . . 151
Chapter 18 PLAYING WITH FIRE . . 161
Chapter 19 HACK, PUMP AND DUMP . . 171
Chapter 20 DANGEROUS LEARNING CURVE . . 179
Chapter 21 THE SHERWOOD BOYS . . 187
Chapter 22 THE BROKEN NEST EGG . . 197
Chapter 23 ONE MORE LAP TO GO . . 207
Chapter 24 DEATH AND TAXES . . 217
Chapter 25 KEEPING IT ALL IN THE FAMILY . . 225
Chapter 26 NO SECURITY IN ONLINE ADVANCE FEES . . 237
Chapter 27 THE G.I. HACKER . . 245
Chapter 28 THE WRONG SUSPECT . . 253
Chapter 29 DRIBBLING ON THE INTERNET . . 261
Chapter 30 BEHIND THE MASK . . 269
Chapter 31 ONLINE PHARMACY . . 279
Chapter 32 THE PORN PROCUREMENT PROCESS . . 291
Chapter 33 GAMBLING ON A PROFIT . . 299
Chapter 34 THE SOLITAIRE TRADER . . 309
Chapter 35 THE BIG BROTHER HE NEVER HAD . . 315
Chapter 36 WANTED: YOUR MONEY . . 325
Chapter 37 THE BUSINESS OF MAKING MONEY . . 333
Chapter 38 FAILURE TO DELIVER . . 341
Chapter 39 CYBER PSYCHO .. 349
Chapter 40 DRAG QUEENS AND DRUGS . . 359
Chapter 41 WIRE TRANSFERS FROM NOWHERE . . 369

Glossary . . 379
Index . . 383

Belarusian Book Heritage in the Collections of the National Library of Belarus . . 26

I. Handwritten Heritage of Belarus . . 33
1. Handwritten Books . . 40

II. Belarusian Old Printed Editions (Printed Book of XVI - XVIII Centuries) . . 97
1. Publications in Cyrillic Script . . 104
2. Cyrillic Books in Civil Russian Alphabet . . 134
3. Publications in Roman Type . . 140
   Nesvizh Editions of XVIII Century . . 188
   Grodno Editions of XVIII Century . . 192
   Mogilev Editions of XVIII Century . . 196
   Suprasl Editions of XVIII Century . . 200
   Polotsk Editions of XVIII Century . . 204
4. Albaruthenica [Books on Belarus Published Abroad] . . 216
   History, Chronicles . . 216
   Belorusistika . . 236
   Genealogy Publications . . 240

III. Rare and Valuable Publications . . 249
1. Rare Publications of XIX - Early XX Century . . 256
2. Book Monuments of Inter-War Period (1918-1941) . . 296

IV. Cartographic and Graphic Publications . . 313
1. Maps . . 320
2. Print Graphics . . 342
3. Postcards . . 354

V. Belarusian Provenances . . 363
1. Gift Inscriptions . . 370
2. Possessory Inscriptions, Ex-librises, Super Ex-librises, Stamps . . 378
3. Bindings . . 410

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION . . 1

Chapter 1 Developing Research Selves: The Desire, Opportunity, and Preparation to Do a Study . . 15
Chapter 2 Becoming Independent of the Sponsor . . 33
Chapter 3 Gaining Allies, Overcoming Antagonists, Being Tested . . 47
Chapter 4 Personal Selves . . 63
Chapter 5 Understanding the Elderly as a Consequence of My Mothering Role . . 81
Chapter 6 Being a Woman, a Wife, 33 years old, a Jew and a Potential Member . . 93
Chapter 7 Being an American, an Academic, a Sociologist/Anthropologist/ Gerontologist, Dancer and Daughter . . 123
Chapter 8 Situational Selves: Being a Worker, Being Temporary . . 143
Chapter 9 Being a "Volunteer" (Neither a Volunteer nor a Hired Worker) and Being Sick . . 167
Chapter 10 Being a Neighbor, a Friend, a Homemaker, a Hostess and a Leaver . . 179
Chapter 11 Theoretical Conclusions . . 205

EPILOGUE . . 209
BIBLIOGRAPHY . . 213
INDEX . . 221

Acknowledgements . . vii
1 Introduction: Turning practice into theory . . 1
2 The peculiarities of oral history . . 18
3 Self . . 33
4 Subjectivity and intersubjectivity . . 54
5 Memory . . 78
6 Narrative . . 106
7 Performance . . 130
8 Power and empowerment . . 153

Glossary of terms and concepts . . 175
Notes . . 178
Guide to further reading . . 202
Index . . 209