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Baltic Hospitality from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century
Reflecting debate around hospitality and the Baltic Sea region, this open access book taps into wider discussions about reception, securitization and xenophobic attitudes towards migrants and strangers. Focusing on coastal and urban areas, the collection presents an overview of the responses of host communities to guests and strangers in the countries surrounding the Baltic Sea, from the early eleventh century to the twentieth. The chapters investigate why and how diverse categories of strangers including migrants, war refugees, prisoners of war, merchants, missionaries and vagrants, were portrayed as threats to local populations or as objects of their charity, shedding light on the current predicament facing many European countries. Emphasizing the Baltic Sea region as a uniquely multi-layered space of intercultural encounter and conflict, this book demonstrates the significance of Northeastern Europe to migration history.
Spaces for Diplomacy
For the majority of Emperor Rudolf II’s rule (1576–1612), Prague was the city of his permanent residence. The ruler’s presence, as well as the presence of his court, attracted diplomats and diplomatic actors. They included ambassadors permanently representing leading European rulers, smaller or larger foreign delegations coming to the emperor with specific temporary tasks, numerous agents representing smaller states or interests of various individuals. Their activities were connected to a certain space, which can be understood in two senses: as a topographically defined place and as a social space formed or influenced by people acting on the other hand. The book uses various examples of diplomatic actors in Prague to explore interesting questions: Which places in Prague could be considered the key ones from the diplomatic actors’ point of view? How did the main aims of the diplomats – that is negotiation, information-gathering, and representation – manifest themselves in various places? How did the diplomatic actors perceive the space of the residential city? Did the diplomatic actors attempt to somehow modify, delimit, or transform their spaces themselves?
Early Modern European Diplomacy
New Diplomatic History has turned into one of the most dynamic and innovative areas of research – especially with regard to early modern history. It has shown that diplomacy was not as homogenous as previously thought. On the contrary, it was shaped by a multitude of actors, practices and places. The handbook aims to characterise these different manifestations of diplomacy and to contextualise them within ongoing scientific debates. It brings together scholars from different disciplines and historiographical traditions. The handbook deliberately focuses on European diplomacy – although non-European areas are taken into account for future research – in order to limit the framework and ensure precise definitions of diplomacy and its manifestations. This must be the prerequisite for potential future global historical perspectives including both the non-European and the European world.
Quellenkunde Zur Deutschen Geschichte Der Neuzeit Von 1500 Bis Zur Gegenwart
Mit dieser Ausgabe ist die bewährte "Quellenkunde" in einer grundlegend aktualisierten Fassung wieder greifbar. Das Werk verzeichnet die veröffentlichten Quellen größeren Umfangs zur deutschen Geschichte der Neuzeit von 1500 bis 2000. Die etwa 5.200 Titel werden bibliographisch genau erfasst und kommentiert. Erstmals sind Verweise auf digital verfügbare Quellen aufgenommen. Berücksichtigt sind selbstständige Dokumentationen (zeitgenössische Druckwerke oder spätere wissenschaftliche Akteneditionen) und auch monographische Traditionsquellen (wie Memoiren). The "Quellenkunde" - a biblipgraphy of published historical sources - is the first of its kind for German and European history from 1500 to the year 2000. It lists and comments upon contemporary documentary material - such as memoirs, letters and diaries - as well as critical scholarly editions of source material. Vol. 1 comprises the period from the Reformation to the peace of Utrecht, the second covers the period from 1714 to 1815, and the thrid the period from 1815 to the year 2000.
