Social and cultural history

"Fall – Porträt – Diagnose" umreißt das Unterfangen, Fallgeschichte, Medizingeschichte und die Geschichte des Porträts als Wissens- und Darstellungsformen miteinander in Beziehung zu setzen.

Traditionen leben von der Dialektik der Wiederholung, die das Gleiche stets anders inszeniert.

Das stille Nebeneinander von Zeit- und Umweltgeschichte hat sich in den letzten Jahren in Richtung eines beredten Austauschs bis hin zu punktueller Kooperation gewandelt.

Die Begriffe 'Zentrum' und 'Peripherie' sind im Diskurs von Macht und Herrschaft wesentlich.

Am Beispiel ausgewählter Trostschriften des brandenburg-preußischen Oberzeremonienmeisters Johann von Besser widmet sich Mathias Palms Studie der paradigmatischen Ausprägung des Dialogischen in der Literatur der Frühen Neuzeit.

Unter Aufgabe der strikten Entgegensetzung von 'Personalität' und 'Transpersonalität' von Herrschaft und des Postulats einer vorwiegend personal geprägten vormodernen Herrschaft zeigen die hier vereinten Beiträge an zahlreichen Fallbeispielen aus Asien, Ägypten und Europa das Neben- und Miteinander personaler und transpersonaler Aspekte auf.

People have always been xenophobic, but an explicit philosophical and scientific view of human racial difference only began to emerge during the modern period.

The motorcycle can lay claim as the most influential form of mobility becoming the embodiment of liberation and rebellion; never more so than in the 50s and 60s with the era of rockers, ton-up boys, the 59 Club and cafe racing.

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Durchaus unterschiedlich empfinden und beurteilen Navid Kermani und Natan Sznaider die Lage der Dinge nach dem 7.

*A Waterstones Best Book of 2023**A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week**A New York Times Editor's Pick*'Terrific' SARAH DUNANT'Lively and intriguing .

A uniquely personal account of the life and enduring legacy of the Renaissance libraryWith the advent of print in the fifteenth century, Europe's cultural elite assembled personal libraries as refuges from persecutions and pandemics.

A monumental history of Asia Minor from the Stone Age to the Roman EmpireIn this critically acclaimed book, Christian Marek masterfully provides the first comprehensive history of Asia Minor from prehistory to the Roman imperial period.

Träume gelten schon seit der Antike als Quelle der Inspiration.

Was ist vom wirkmächtigen, bis in die Antike zurückreichenden Ideal einer stoischen Lebensführung heute noch geblieben?

From the first steam trains to the high-speed bullet trains of today, Rise of the Railway tells the hidden stories of railway history the inspired engineering, technical ingenuity, and sheer determination that forged the world s railways.

Entdecken Sie mit mir die Wurzeln unseres modernen Denkens!

The Jews among the Greeks and Romans is a lucid historical inquiry into Jewish life within the classical Mediterranean, tracing encounters among Hebrew tradition, Hellenistic culture, and Roman imperial power.

An anthology of original essays that examine white supremacy around the globe through the lens of anthropologyWhite supremacy, an entrenched global system that emerged alongside European colonialism, is based on presumed biological and cultural differences, racist practices, the hypervaluation of whiteness, and the devaluation of nonwhites.

Die Studie entzaubert den Mythos vom "interesselosen Wohlgefallen" am Schönen, auf den sich ästhetische Theorien bis heute beziehen.

Este libro múltiple de Javier Moscarella es, en el fondo, y en la superficie, una novela, aunque tenga la forma de un texto histórico.

A groundbreaking look at the integral role of women in early modern Jewish communal lifeIn small villages, bustling cities, and crowded ghettos across early modern Europe, Jewish women were increasingly active participants in the daily life of their communities, managing homes and professions, leading institutions and sororities, and crafting objects and texts of exquisite beauty.

Argo meets Spotlight, as New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent questions about what happens when foreign meddling in elections goes unpunishedArgo meets Spotlight, as New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent questions about what happens when foreign meddling in our elections goes unpunished and what gets remembered when the political price for treason is victory.

A compelling history of the German ethnologists who were inspired by Prussian polymath and explorer Alexander von HumboldtThe Berlin Ethnological Museum is one of the world's largest and most important anthropological museums, housing more than a half million objects collected from around the globe.

'The Complete History of Women's Suffrage - All 6 Volumes in One Edition' serves as a monumental compendium that captures the intricate tapestry of the suffrage movement in all its fervent complexity and diversity.

Migration ist ein wesentlicher Motor sozialen Wandels.

A History of the World in Six Plagues unveils a powerful and unsettling truth: epidemic diseases enter the world by chance, but they become catastrophic by human design.

A sweeping history of the Italian Jewish experience from antiquity to todayJews arrived in ancient Rome before Christianity existed, and they have maintained a continuous and influential presence in Italy for more than twenty centuriesthe longest in Western Europe.

What if one of the most powerful forces in history has been hiding in plain sight?

Celebrating a tradition of bravery, thirst for knowledge, and pursuit of glory, this ebook tells the stories of the most famous mountaineers in history and explores the climbs that they conquered.

-THE BOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE HISTORY BUT DON'T CARE WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED-'Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it, half remembered.

A sweeping history of the Italian Jewish experience from antiquity to todayJews arrived in ancient Rome before Christianity existed, and they have maintained a continuous and influential presence in Italy for more than twenty centuriesthe longest in Western Europe.

How cities and religions have shaped each other through historyIn Cities of Gods, Jorg Rupke offers an entirely new vision of the history of religionone in which religion has shaped cities and cities have shaped religion.

In vielen Teilen der Welt ist sie bekannter als ihr Namensgeber: die Mozartkugel.

'As compelling as any du Maurier mystery - an extraordinary family saga wonderfully told' GYLES BRANDRETH'An unforgettable portrait of Daphne du Maurier' TATIANA DE ROSNAY, author of Manderley ForeverAn intimate, revelatory family biography of the iconic writer Daphne du Maurier and her famous ancestors, by her eldest grandsonBorn into a well-known artistic dynasty, Daphne du Maurier grew up in an atmosphere of carefree privilege - but at a time when women of her class were not expected to have a career.

'I realised that time is precious, and what we do with it matters, especially if we want to create change.

How an ancient myth about a sexually voracious, baby-slaying, loudmouthed demoness became the defining misogynistic archetype of Western civilizationFor as long as human societies have been telling stories, the patriarchy has felt threatened by women.

How an ancient myth about a sexually voracious, baby-slaying, loudmouthed demoness became the defining misogynistic archetype of Western civilizationFor as long as human societies have been telling stories, the patriarchy has felt threatened by women.

A thousand years of history.

Revolution, war, political turmoil: this is the extraordinary story of how modern London the world s first truly global city was made.

We are in the early days of a potentially cataclysmic shift away from government financial support for non-profits.

Since Revolutionary times, Jews have served in the United States armed forces and fought bravely in Americas wars.

The first biography of a preeminent postwar architect who championed the cause of freedom through architecture and transformed Black history and modernismJ.

The first biography of a preeminent postwar architect who championed the cause of freedom through architecture and transformed Black history and modernismJ.

The untold story of West Berlin, the island city deep inside the Soviet bloc that withstood the decades-long confrontation between the USSR and the WestLocated more than one hundred miles behind the Iron Curtain, West Berlin served as a stage on which the confrontation between nuclear-armed superpowers played out across nearly five decades.

'A really thrilling discovery .

A spellbinding narrative history that defies modern assumptions about women's lives in the Middle Ages and informs contemporary debates about sexual violence and the limits of justiceIn the winter of 1472, the city of Dijon, France, became the stage for a remarkable legal drama.

A spellbinding narrative history that defies modern assumptions about women's lives in the Middle Ages and informs contemporary debates about sexual violence and the limits of justiceIn the winter of 1472, the city of Dijon, France, became the stage for a remarkable legal drama.

The untold story of West Berlin, the island city deep inside the Soviet bloc that withstood the decades-long confrontation between the USSR and the WestLocated more than one hundred miles behind the Iron Curtain, West Berlin served as a stage on which the confrontation between nuclear-armed superpowers played out across nearly five decades.

Boozehounds is a hilarious and beautifully illustrated book featuring over 60 canine-themed cocktails and mocktails that are sure to impress any dog lover.