The book analyses under what conditions was it possible to develop scientific atheism which was by the contemporaries in the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia understood not only as a branch of propaganda but as a specific scholarly discipline.
Although the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States share many legal, social, and political values, they also represent different traditions in terms of how each understands the idea of universal human rights.
Paulos Mar Gregorios (1922–1996) war ein Protagonist der ökumenischen Bewegung und zugleich eine zentrale Figur des indischen Thomaschristentums im 20.
In der jungen Bundesrepublik leistete im Bundesjustizministerium eine große Zahl von Beamten Dienst, die tief in das Unrechtssystem des NS-Staates verstrickt gewesen waren und in ihrer Sacharbeit Spuren hinterlassen haben.
"e;The splendor of values"e;In a world that is often characterized by hectic and superficiality, the doors open to a collection of short stories that focus on the splendor of true values.
Der Band versammelt die Beiträge eines Kolloquiums aus dem Jahr 2018, das am Ende der neunjährigen interdisziplinären Forschung des Graduiertenkollegs "Die christlichen Kirchen vor der Herausforderung 'Europa'" stand.
Liberalism is one of the most central and pervasive political theories and ideologies, yet it is subject to different interpretations as well as misappropriations.
Das Zwangsarbeitersystem in Plauen im Vogtland war trotz der marginalen wirtschaftlichen Bedeutung der Stadt ebenso erbarmungslos wie in den Industriezentren des Deutschen Reiches.
Politiker, Geschichts- und Politikwissenschaftlerinnen erforschen anhaltend Kontinuitäten, Entwicklungen und Strukturen von rassistischem und völkischem Gedankengut im rechten politischen Spektrum der Bundesrepublik.
Exploring the subject through many different theoretical frameworks and epistemological traditions, this book confronts the history of Haiti's three major practicing religious faiths: Vodou, Roman Catholicism, and Protestant Evangelicalism.
Soviet Communism (1989) contains the full text of the 1986 new and significantly revised foundational documents of Soviet Communism, the Programme and Party Rules - changes agreed following Mikhail Gorbachev's call for the radical and democratic reform of the Party and of the Soviet political system as a whole.
Improvement of Desert Ranges in Soviet Central Asia (1985) examines the progress made in the Soviet Union's attempts to increase desert vegetation without using irrigation or fertilizers.
The compelling story of how American football was used to boost morale and inject camaraderie between the Allied forces in wartime London In December 1943, as London faced a fifth Christmas of blackouts and no sign of World War Two ending, a chance encounter at an English pub between a Canadian and an American officer led to the staging of a football game: the Tea Bowl.
The Soviet Far East (1957) examines the Soviet economic and political development of the Russian Far East between Lake Baikal and the Pacific, as it gained importance as the geographic base of Soviet power in the Far Eastern theatre of international politics and strategy.
Nach Jahrzehnten deutschen Stillschweigens zu den in Griechenland während der Okkupation von 1941 bis 1944/45 begangenen Untaten mehrt sich in den letzten Jahren das öffentliche Erinnern.
Firsthand accounts of war in the Pacific theater from an intrepid reporter of World War II combatWar Is Not Just for Heroes rescues the incredible true stories of US Marine Corps.
Soviet Socialism (1987) is based on the author's specialized knowledge of many aspects of Soviet politics, including local government, the Communist Party and the Soviet intelligentsia.
The Soviet Communist Party (1986) provides a concise and accessible description, analysis and assessment of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) and its place in the Soviet political system.
Soviet Socialism (1987) is based on the author's specialized knowledge of many aspects of Soviet politics, including local government, the Communist Party and the Soviet intelligentsia.
The Cold War Past and Present (1987) analyses the generally antagonistic postwar relations between the Soviet Union and the West, particularly America.
Exploring the subject through many different theoretical frameworks and epistemological traditions, this book confronts the history of Haiti's three major practicing religious faiths: Vodou, Roman Catholicism, and Protestant Evangelicalism.
Holding the small island of Malta, the British Empire's strategic centerpiece in the Mediterranean Sea, was critical to the Allied cause in World War II--and taking it was essential for Axis victory.
Soviet Local Politics and Government (1983) examines the local government system of the Soviet Union, an important part of the great bureaucracy that ran the country.
The Soviet Far East (1957) examines the Soviet economic and political development of the Russian Far East between Lake Baikal and the Pacific, as it gained importance as the geographic base of Soviet power in the Far Eastern theatre of international politics and strategy.
Soviet Communism (1989) contains the full text of the 1986 new and significantly revised foundational documents of Soviet Communism, the Programme and Party Rules - changes agreed following Mikhail Gorbachev's call for the radical and democratic reform of the Party and of the Soviet political system as a whole.