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Perceptions of Society in Communist Europe
Drawing on archival sources from Czechoslovakia, Poland, East Germany, Romania and Bulgaria, Perceptions of Society in Communist Europe considers whether and to what extent communist regimes cared about popular opinion, how they obtained their information, and how it helped them implement and maintain their rule. Contrary to popular belief, communist regimes sought to legitimise their domination with minimal resort to violence in order to maintain their everyday power. This entailed a permanent negotiation process between the rulers and the ruled, with public approval of governmental policies becoming key to their success. By analysing topics such as a Stalinist musical in Czechoslovakia, workers' letters to the leadership in Romania, children's television in Poland and the figure of the secret agent in contemporary culture, as well as many more besides, Muriel Blaive and the contributors demonstrate the potential of social history to deconstruct parochial national perceptions of communism. This cutting-edge volume is a vital resource for academics, postgraduates and advanced undergraduates studying East-Central European history, Stalinism and comparative communism.
Aspects of the Mind of Byzantium
This volume of studies by the late Milton Anastos contains his major articles published after his previous collection appeared, along with the first publication of a portion of ’The Mind of Byzantium’, Anastos’s projected multi-volume survey of Byzantine intellectual history. These essays deal with the theoretical foundations of Byzantine imperial autocracy, with the formulation of Byzantine theology, and with the often contentious relations between the Churches of Constantinople and Rome. The Byzantine concept of imperial absolutism is shown to have been derived from ancient Greek philosophy and to have persisted unchanged throughout Byzantine history. Other articles focus on the theology of Basil of Caesarea, which is found to be inconsistent with orthodox doctrine in important respects. Last, the relations between the Roman Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the Byzantine period are surveyed, with emphasis on the theological and ecclesiological controversies that divided them.
L'or de Napoléon
Napoléon 1er est bien connu pour sa vie publique et privée mais on connaît moins ses sentiments à l'égard de l'argent, du droit et du patrimoine. Comment l'empereur investissait-il les deniers qu'il recevait de l'Etat ? Quelle était son attitude à l'égard du droit ? Nourri par des actes peu connus conservés aux Archives nationales et issus de la Maison de l'empereur, cet ouvrage nous livre l'image d'un empereur urbaniste, comptable, juriste, soucieux de l'emploi des deniers publics et de la grandeur de la France.
La France après Napoléon
L'aventure napoléonienne se termine mal pour la France ! Entre 1814 et 1818, le pays subit deux invasions et deux occupations. Partout, les Français sont confrontés à la défaite et à l'occupation. Comment s'y résout un peuple accoutumé à vingt ans de gloire et de victoires ? En mars 1815, Napoléon reprend le pouvoir pour Cent-Jours et relance une guerre européenne qui se solde par la défaite de Waterloo du 18 juin 1815. Comment les Français font-ils face aux réquisitions, aux violences et à la durable humiliation de la présence quotidienne de l'ennemi ?
Lafayette. De l'Auvergne à l'Amérique (1757-1784)
Par la découverte de la jeunesse de Lafayette, ses actions dans la Révolution américaine ou à la cour de Versailles, B. Caillot nous permet de comprendre la construction des valeurs chez Lafayette. L'auteur se penche avec empathie sur son héros en prenant soin d'asseoir son propos sur une description détaillée des hommes, des idées et des circonstances. Il éclaire l'acteur presque invisible que fut la franc-maçonnerie émergente ainsi que la place qu'elle prendra dans la vie de Lafayette.
Being German Canadian
Being German Canadian explores how multi-generational families and groups have interacted and shaped each other’s integration and adaptation in Canadian society, focusing on the experiences, histories, and memories of German immigrants and their descendants. As one of Canada’s largest ethnic groups, German Canadians allow for a variety of longitudinal and multi-generational studies that explore how different generations have negotiated and transmitted diverse individual experiences, collective memories, and national narratives. Drawing on recent research in memory and migration studies, this volume studies how twentieth-century violence shaped the integration of immigrants and their desc...
