From the Preface: The 1163 council at Tours met amidst the most protracted conflict between a pope and a secular ruler in medieval history, the eighteen-year struggle between Alexander III and Frederick Barbarossa.
The essays in this volume explore the myriad ways in which caste (varna and jati) has been theorized and critiqued in multiple philosophical, religious, logical and narrative traditions in India.
Die Nordseeinsel Langeoog als Brennpunkt deutscher Geschichte:
Jörg Echternkamp historisiert erstmals umfassend einen Naturraum am Rande Deutschlands, der sich seit den 1880er Jahren zu einem Drehkreuz historischen Wandels entwickelt hat.
The second annual Alchemy Lecture brought together five artists, thinkers, and writers who proposed new ways of being and discussed radical visions for the future.
Die Arbeit behandelt die Kartellrechtspraxis in Westdeutschland nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg bis zum Inkrafttreten des deutschen Wettbewerbsgesetzes 1958.
The literature on the fall of communism contains numerous interpretations of the changes that took place in Central and Eastern Europe in 1989, while debates about how best to characterize the fall of the communist regimes have raged for many years.
Importing Fascism analyses the mechanisms of the Italian fascist regime in incorporating the Italian-Scottish diaspora into their nation- and fascism-building project via its transnational efforts between the rise of fascism in 1922 and Italy's declaration of war on Britain in June 1940.
Illustrated throughout, this book explains the composition and qualities of the Soviet tank force that fought Germany's mighty Panzers at the biggest tank battle in history.
Conversion and Catastrophe in German-Jewish Emigre Autobiography is a collective biography of four German-Jewish converts to Christianity, recounting their spiritual and confessional journeys against the backdrop of the Holocaust and its aftermath.
Kuei, My Friend is an engaging book of letters: a literary and political encounter between Innu poet Natasha Kanape Fontaine and Quebecois-American novelist Deni Ellis Bechard.
The Destruction of Jewish Cemeteriesin Poland offers a comprehensive examination of the history of Jewish cemeteries in Poland, shedding light on an overlooked aspect of Holocaust history.
