Download or read book Aufbruch und Zerst rung written by Wolfgang L. Reiter and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2017 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mit dem vorliegenden Band legt der Autor eine Auswahl seiner Aufsatze der letzten drei Jahrzehnte zur Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften in Osterreich von 1850 bis 1950 vor. HErvorzuheben ist die Zeiten und Facher ubergreifende Perspektive, die es dem Autor erlaubt, die Wissenschaftsentwicklung aus dem Blickwinkel von Aufbruch und Zerstorung zu rekonstruieren. Die Zerstorung der Wissenschaftskultur durch die Machtubernahme der Nationalsozialisten 1938 und die Restrukturierung des wissenschaftlichen Lebens in Osterreich nach 1945 stehen im Fokus einer detailreichen Darstellung der Wissenschaften unter wechselnd politischen Bedingungen. "Wolfgang Reiter hat ... Ein einzigartiges und nachhaltig wirksames Bild von der osterreichischen Wissenschaftsgeschichte gezeichnet, das im vorliegenden Buch durch die Leserin und den Leser neu betrachtet werden kann." (Johannes Feichtinger, Osterreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften)
Download or read book Aufbruch nach Europa written by Jürgen Basedow and published by Mohr Siebeck. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English summary: Authors from 25 countries have contributed to a Festschrift to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Max Planck Institute for Private Law in Hamburg. The articles cover the history and future research projects of the Institute, aspects of German, European and international economic law, private international law and civil procedure, issues of comparative law and the unification of laws and selected private law topics from non-German legal systems. German description: Die Grundung des Max-Planck-Instituts fur auslandisches und internationales Privatrecht geht auf das Jahr 1926 zuruck. In der Festschrift zu seinem 75-jahrigen Bestehen sind Beitrage von Autoren aus aller Welt, die dem Institut verbunden sind, vereinigt. Mit dem 'Aufbruch nach Europa' wird programmatisch ein Bogen uber die meisten Beitrage gespannt, aber auch der Weg des Instituts beschrieben, von den Anfangen und bis in die Zukunft hinein.
Download or read book Schmidt s Jahrbuecher written by and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Christus Militans written by Gabriella Gelardini and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-01-27 with total page 997 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Christus Militans knüpft Gabriella Gelardini an Interpretationen an, die das Markusevangelium im Kontext des jüdisch-römischen Krieges und des Aufstiegs der Flavier interpretieren. Von Interesse sind darin aber nicht nur „ideologische Macht- oder Herrschaftsdiskurse“ und damit „politische Theologie,“ sondern insbesondere auch die militärischen Zusammenhänge und die Kriegssemantik im engeren Sinn. Dies erfolgt eingedenk der großen Bedeutung, die das Militär und der Krieg für die Herstellung und Aufrechterhaltung von Herrschaft in der Antike hatten, besonders bei Dynastiewechseln, etwa wie hier von der julisch-claudischen zur flavischen Dynastie. Diesen Wechsel zur flavischen Dynastie zeichnet die Autorin zunächst in einer umfassenden kontextuellen Analyse nach, nicht allein auf der Basis des Werkes von Josephus und antiken Historikern, sondern erstmals auch unter Einbezug zeitnaher Militärhistoriker. Die Rekonstruktion dieses durch Militär und Krieg erzielten Aufstiegs, der seinen krönenden Abschluss in der Machtergreifung und einem den Krieg beendenden Triumph in Rom fand, trägt sie dann an den Evangelientext heran, und stellt in der Erzählung des Protagonisten Jesus Christus vergleichbare politisch-militärische Inkodierungen fest, nicht zuletzt auch in Form von „hidden transcripts,“ welche diesen Herrschaftsantritt ebenfalls als einen Dynastiewechsel darstellen, nämlich von der herodianischen zur davidisch-messianischen Dynastie. Politisch-militärische Inkodierungen ließen sich in jeder Szene finden, so dass die Autorin das Repertoire von Anknüpfungsmöglichkeiten des markinischen Texts an den literarisch-historischen Kontext des ersten jüdisch-römischen Kriegs um viele, neue und oft auch plausiblere Deutungsangebote erweitert konnte. Inkodierungen stellte sie aber auch auf lexikalischer Ebene fest; denn nicht weniger als ein Drittel des markinischen Lexikons trägt im Blick auf seine Semantik auch oder ausschließlich militärische Bedeutung. Eine zentrale Rolle misst sie der sogenannten Passion Jesu zu. Denn zwar steht der Kreuzestod als Sinnbild für die militärische Niederlage, interpretiert man seinen Tod jedoch konsequent im Kontext des „Triumphzugs,“ dann wäre er auch als sühnendes und von Kriegsschuld reinigendes Opfer zu deuten. Und als solches – lässt sich schließen – hätte Jesus die religiös zwingende Voraussetzung für eine gottgewollte und siegreiche, durchaus auch militärisch zu verstehende Rückkehr geschaffen. In Christus Militans, Gabriella Gelardini builds on interpretations that construe the Gospel of Mark in the context of the Jewish-Roman War and the rise of the Flavians. She explores not only “ideological discourses of power and domination,” but also military contexts and the semantics of war. This book thus acknowledges the great importance of the military and warfare for establishing and maintaining power in antiquity.
Download or read book Rome the Cosmopolis written by Catharine Edwards and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays exploring key aspects of the relationship between Rome and its empire.
Download or read book Aufbruch und Krise written by Beate Störtkuhl and published by De Gruyter Oldenbourg. This book was released on 2010 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Der Erste Weltkrieg und die nachfolgende Friedensordnung veränderten historisch gewachsene Regionen und Siedlungsgemeinschaften in Ostmittel-, Ost- und Südosteuropa nachhaltig. Während lang gehegte nationale Aspirationen verwirklicht werden konnten und die neuen Staatsvölker in Aufbruchstimmung versetzten, wurden vormalige Staatsvölker zu Minderheiten und begriffen ihre neue Situation als krisenhaft; dies galt insbesondere für die Deutschen im östlichen Europa. Die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Krieg und seinen Auswirkungen in Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft prägte die Zwischenkriegszeit. Aufbruchstimmung und Krisenerfahrung spiegelten sich im Widerstreit zwischen modernen Bestrebungen und rückwärtsgewandten Ideologien - vor allem auch auf kulturellem Gebiet in Literatur, Architektur, bildender Kunst, in Film, Theater und Wissenschaften. In Fallstudien analysieren die Beiträge des vorliegenden Bandes individuell geformte, gesellschaftlich bedingte sowie staatlich gelenkte Strategien der Auseinandersetzung mit der Nachkriegssituation in Ostmitteleuropa. Beiträge von Johanna Brade, Marion Brandt, Brigitte Braun, Gertrude Cepl-Kaufmann, Helmut Freiwald, Jacek Friedrich, Michael Garleff, Sewerin Gawlitta, Maria Gierlak, Regina Hartmann, Alena Janatková, Zoran Janjetovic, Jürgen Joachimsthaler, Ryszard Kaczmarek, Mart Kalm, Róbert Keményfi, Konrad Köstlin, Primus-Heinz Kucher, Wojciech Kunicki, Olga Kurilo, Beata Lakeberg, Harald Lönnecker, Petr Lozoviuk, Tomasz Majewski, Jochen Oltmer, Malgorzata Omilanowska, Miroslaw Ossowski, Marek Podlasiak, Karsten Rinas, Matthias Schöning, Stefan Sienerth, Pascal Trees, Katharina Wessely, Anja Wilhelmi, Karolina Zimna-Kawecka
Download or read book The History of the Stasi written by Jens Gieseke and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A well-balanced and detailed look at the East German Ministry for State Security, the secret police force more commonly known as the Stasi. “This is an excellent book, full of careful, balanced judgements and a wealth of concisely-communicated knowledge. It is also well written. Indeed, it is the best book yet published on the MfS.”—German History The Stasi stood for Stalinist oppression and all-encompassing surveillance. The “shield and sword of the party,” it secured the rule of the Communist Party for more than forty years, and by the 1980s it had become the largest secret-police apparatus in the world, per capita. Jens Gieseke tells the story of the Stasi, a feared secret-police force and a highly professional intelligence service. He inquires into the mechanisms of dictatorship and the day-to-day effects of surveillance and suspicion. Masterful and thorough at once, he takes the reader through this dark chapter of German postwar history, supplying key information on perpetrators, informers, and victims. In an assessment of post-communist memory politics, he critically discusses the consequences of opening the files and the outcomes of the Stasi debate in reunified Germany. A major guide for research on communist secret-police forces, this book is considered the standard reference work on the Stasi.
Download or read book Aufbruch im Mittelalter written by Manuela Gloor and published by Jan Thorbecke Verlag. This book was released on 2010 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dem popularen Bild von 'Finsternis' und Stagnation zum Trotz schatzten auch die Menschen des Mittelalters Verbesserungen der Lebensverhaltnisse in Wirtschaft, Politik und Gesellschaft. Zentrale Bereiche der spatmittelalterlichen Welt zeichneten sich durch Innovationen aus. Diese sind aber nicht auf einen modernen Fortschritts-Begriff zu reduzieren, sondern konnten auch der Aufrechterhaltung traditioneller Ordnungen unter geanderten Umstanden dienen. Experten aus Deutschland, den Niederlanden und der Schweiz zeigen, wie sich in Technik, Finanzwirtschaft und Administration, aber auch in Bildung und Politik Neues durchsetzte, oft aber auch auf Widerstand stiess.
Download or read book Sport Under Unexpected Circumstances written by Gregor Feindt and published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport was an integral part of life in camps during the twentieth century, even in Nazi concentrations camps or in the Soviet Gulag. Traditionally perceived as a symbol of equality, play, and peacefulness, sport under such unexpected circumstances irritates most observers, back then and today. This volume studies the irritating fact of sport in penal and internment camps as an important insight into the history of camps. The authors enquire into case studies of sport being played in different forms of camps around the globe and throughout the twentieth century. They challenge our understanding of camps, question the dichotomy of insiders and outsiders, inner-camp hierarchies, and the everyday experience of violence. This fresh perspective complements the existing camp studies and gives way for the subjectivity of camp inmates and their action.
Download or read book Shattered Past written by Konrad H. Jarausch and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-24 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broken glass, twisted beams, piles of debris--these are the early memories of the children who grew up amidst the ruins of the Third Reich. More than five decades later, German youth inhabit manicured suburbs and stroll along prosperous pedestrian malls. Shattered Past is a bold reconsideration of the perplexing pattern of Germany's twentieth-century history. Konrad Jarausch and Michael Geyer explore the staggering gap between the country's role in the terrors of war and its subsequent success as a democracy. They argue that the collapse of Communism, national reunification, and the postmodern shift call for a new reading of the country's turbulent development, one that no longer suggests continuity but rupture and conflict. Comprising original essays, the book begins by reexamining the nationalist, socialist, and liberal master narratives that have dominated the presentation of German history but are now losing their hold. Treated next are major issues of recent debate that suggest how new kinds of German history might be written: annihilationist warfare, complicity with dictatorship, the taming of power, the impact of migration, the struggle over national identity, redefinitions of womanhood, and the development of consumption as well as popular culture. The concluding chapters reflect on the country's gradual transition from chaos to civility. This penetrating study will spark a fresh debate about the meaning of the German past during the last century. There is no single master narrative, no Weltgeist, to be discovered. But there is a fascinating story to be told in many different ways.
Download or read book On the Edge of Scarcity written by Michael N. Dobkowski and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2002-02-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modernization and Industrialization have presented the human race with many problems, inflicting deprivation, poverty, war and premature death on millions of people. Until recently, however, solutions were achievable. Drawn from the much-acclaimed Coming Age of Scarcity and adapted here for general classroom use, this work will be an ideal introduction to courses in population, environment and resources, genocide studies, and social conflict. As we enter the twenty-first century, several components converge, namely population, land for cultivation, energy resources, and environmental carrying capacity. Michael N. Dobkowski and Isidor Wallimann establish a realistic projection of the disastrous future that awaits humankind as surplus populations collide with dwindling resources. Scholars from a variety of disciplines investigate the problems and suggest ways to maximize individual and collective survival, discussing cause-and-effect scenarios concerning industrialization, biophysical limits, exponential population growth, and genocide.
Download or read book Pamphlets on Biology written by and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stasiland written by Anna Funder and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-11-22 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell; shortly afterwards the two Germanies reunited, and East Germany ceased to exist. In a country where the headquarters of the secret police can become a museum literally overnight and in which one in fifty East Germans were informing on their fellow citizens, there are thousands of captivating stories. Anna Funder tells extraordinary tales from the underbelly of the former East Germany. She meets Miriam, who as a sixteen-year-old might have started World War III; she visits the man who painted the line that became the Berlin Wall; and she gets drunk with the legendary “Mik Jegger” of the East, once declared by the authorities to his face to “no longer exist.” Each enthralling story depicts what it’s like to live in Berlin as the city knits itself back together—or fails to. This is a history full of emotion, attitude and complexity.
Download or read book Voyage to the Sonorous Land Or The Art of Asking And The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other written by Peter Handke and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents two plays, both of which are translated into English for the first time. In Voyage to the Sonorous Land, or The Art of Asking, a cockeyed optimist and a spoilsport lead a group of characters to the hinterland of their imaginations, where they search not for the right answers but for the questions. The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other takes place in a city square where more than four hundred characters pass by one another without speaking a single word.
Download or read book A Place in the Country written by W.G. Sebald and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Place in the Country is W. G. Sebald’s meditation on the six artists and writers who shaped his creative mind—and the last of this great writer’s major works to be translated into English. This edition includes more than 40 pieces of art, all originally selected by W. G. Sebald. This extraordinary collection of interlinked essays about place, memory, and creativity captures the inner worlds of five authors and one painter. In his masterly and mysterious style—part critical essay, part memoir—Sebald weaves their lives and art with his own migrations and rise in the literary world. Here are people gifted with talent and courage yet in some cases cursed by fragile and unstable natures, working in countries inhospitable or even hostile to them. Jean-Jacques Rousseau is conjured on the verge of physical and mental exhaustion, hiding from his detractors on the island of St. Pierre, where two centuries later Sebald took rooms adjacent to his. Eighteenth-century author Johann Peter Hebel is remembered for his exquisite and delicate nature writing, expressing the eternal balance of both the outside world and human emotions. Writer Gottfried Keller, best known for his 1850 novel Green Henry, is praised for his prescient insights into a Germany where “the gap between self-interest and the common good was growing ever wider.” Sebald compassionately re-creates the ordeals of Eduard Mörike, the nineteenth-century German poet beset by mood swings, depression, and fainting spells in an increasingly shallow society, and Robert Walser, the institutionalized author whose nearly indecipherable scrawls seemed an attempt to “duck down below the level of language and obliterate himself” (and whose physical appearance and year of death mirrored those of Sebald’s grandfather). Finally, Sebald spies a cognizance of death’s inevitability in painter Jan Peter Tripp’s lovingly exact reproductions of life. Featuring the same kinds of suggestive and unexplained illustrations that appear in his masterworks Austerlitz and The Rings of Saturn, and translated by Sebald’s colleague Jo Catling, A Place in the Country is Sebald’s unforgettable self-portrait as seen through the experiences of others, a glimpse of his own ghosts alongside those of the men who influenced him. It is an essential addition to his stunning body of work. Praise for A Place in the Country “Measured, solemn, sardonic . . . hypnotic . . . [W. G. Sebald’s] books, which he made out of classics, remain classics for now.”—Joshua Cohen, The New York Times Book Review “In Sebald’s writing, everything is connected, everything webbed together by the unseen threads of history, or chance, or fate, or death. The scholarly craft of gathering scattered sources and weaving them into a coherent whole is transformed here into something beautiful and unsettling, elevated into an art of the uncanny—an art that was, in the end, Sebald’s strange and inscrutable gift.”—Slate “Magnificent . . . The multiple layers surrounding each essay are seamless to the point of imperceptibility.”—New York Daily News “Sebald’s most tender and jovial book.”—The Nation “Reading [A Place in the Country is] like going for a walk with a beautifully talented, deeply passionate novelist from Mars.”—New York
Download or read book After Hitler written by Konrad Hugo Jarausch and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Hitler seeks to explain the breathtaking transformation of the Germans from the defeated National Socialist accomplices and Holocaust perpetrators of 1945 to the civilized, democratic, and prosperous people of today, living in a reunited country that plays a leading role in the integration of Europe.
