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Writing the Great War
From the Treaty of Versailles to the 2018 centenary and beyond, the history of the First World War has been continually written and rewritten, studied and contested, producing a rich historiography shaped by the social and cultural circumstances of its creation. Writing the Great War provides a groundbreaking survey of this vast body of work, assembling contributions on a variety of national and regional historiographies from some of the most prominent scholars in the field. By analyzing perceptions of the war in contexts ranging from Nazi Germany to India’s struggle for independence, this is an illuminating collective study of the complex interplay of memory and history.
Civil Society, Associations and Urban Places
In recent years the concept of 'civil society' has become central to the historian's understanding of class, cultural and political power in the nineteenth-century town and city. Increasingly clubs and voluntary societies have been regarded as an important step in the formation of formal political parties, particularly for the working and middle classes. The result of this is the assertion that the more associations existing in a particular society, the deeper democracy becomes entrenched. In order to test this hypothesis, this volume brings together essays by an international group of urban historians who examine the construction of civil society from associational activity in the urban pla...
Authoritarian Regimes in the Long Twentieth Century
This special issue of the journal “zeitgeschichte” presents the results of the doctoral theses written within the framework of the “Doctoral College European Historical Dictatorship and Transformation Research” (2009–2012) as selected scholarly essays. The contributions are devoted to authoritarian regimes of the 20th century in Austria, Belarus, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, and the Soviet Union. Using various methods from the humanities and social sciences, diff erent aspects of mainly “small” dictatorships are examined: conditions of emergence, structures, continuities, as well as preceding and subsequent processes of political and social transformation.
Austrian Politics and Society Today
By the same author as "Security and Politics in the Nordic Area", and "The Politics of Belgium", this book examines contemporary Austrian society and politics. It also reflects the effect that Nazism and the Austrian role in World War II still plays in the international image of Austria today.
European Regions, 1870 – 2020
This volume explains the national and regional border modifications that took place in Europe from 1870 to 2020. It provides insights that allow us to understand boundary changes for several different levels of territorial organization. The text describes the state formation process related to the regional-administrative structures in each European country, and offers insight into the degree of centralization historically by describing the extent of legislative autonomy at different administrative levels and the competences reserved for each of them. The book sheds light on the complex regional organization of Europe and the difficulties its reform has faced. The main audience will be academics and PhD/Masters students working in a variety of geography fields, and the maps included in each chapter will also be of interest to a broader audience including undergraduate and secondary-school students wishing to better understand the political history of Europe.
Satellite-Based Earth Observation
The book focuses on the topic of trends and challenges with regards to satellite-based earth observation. Contributors include legal experts in the field and representatives from institutions such as the European Space Agency, the European Space Policy Institute, academia and the private sector.
Vienna
Written by the leading researcher on Austria's geography, it explores the glorious heritage of architecture and urban form of Vienna's imperial past, through the contemporary problems of industrial and economic change. Includes coverage of transportation problems and planning challenges for social issues.
Die Macht der Kunstkritik
Wien um 1900 – Hier befand sich nicht nur das Zentrum der Habsburgermonarchie, sondern auch das Herzstück des europäischen Kunstlebens. In dieser Stadt wurde Kunstgeschichte geschrieben, und zwar vor allem von einem Mann: Ludwig Hevesi. Der in Ungarn geborene Journalist Ludwig Hevesi (1843-1910) war der bedeutendste Kunstkritiker seiner Zeit. Sein untrügliches Gespür für Qualität machten ihn zum führenden Kenner der zeitgenössischen Malerei. Sein Urteil bestimmte über die Langlebigkeit von künstlerischen Karrieren und beeinflusste sogar Kaiser Franz Joseph. Hevesi verhalf Gustav Klimt und dem Wiener Jugendstil zum Erfolg und prägte auch das Motto der Wiener Secession: "Der Zeit ihre Kunst, der Kunst ihre Freiheit". Seine Texte erwecken vergangene Epochen zum Leben – sie erzählen von jenen Erfolgen, Misserfolgen, Skandalen und Sensationen, die die Wiener Kunstszene in Atem hielten – und bestimmen noch heute unser Bild von der Wiener Moderne.
Excellence in Higher Education
This title is based on the presentations and discussions during a conference held at the Wenner-Gren Center in Stockholm on May 31st and June 1st 2002, and discusses the topical issue of excellence in higher education from a variety of perspectives, with contributions from leading scholars involved in research and policy relating to higher education. higher education, policy makers, teachers in higher education, and all those who are interested in the future developments of education at the tertiary level.
