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Children, Families, and States
Time Policies of Childcare, Preschool, and Primary Education in Europe
Av Cristina Allemann-Ghionda, Karen Hagemann m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
2473 kr
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Due to the demand for flexible working hours and employees who are available around the clock, the time patterns of childcare and schooling have increasingly become a political issue. Comparing the development of different “time policies” of half-day and all-day provisions in a variety of Eastern …
Conflicted Memories
Europeanizing Contemporary Histories
Av Konrad H. Jarausch, Thomas Lindenberger
Häftad, 2011
543 kr
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Despite the growing interest in general European history, the European dimension is surprisingly absent from the writing of contemporary history. In most countries, the historiography on the 20th century continues to be dominated by national perspectives. Although there is cross-national work on …
Social Policy in the Smaller European Union States
Av Gary B. Cohen, Ben W. Ansell m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
1880 kr
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In Europe and around the world, social policies and welfare services have faced increasing pressure in recent years as a result of political, economic, and social changes. Just as Europe was a leader in the development of the welfare state and the supportive structures of corporatist politics from …
Visions of the End of the Cold War in Europe, 1945-1990
Av Frédéric Bozo, Marie-Pierre Rey m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
2139 kr
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Exploring the visions of the end of the Cold War that have been put forth since its inception until its actual ending, this volume brings to the fore the reflections, programs, and strategies that were intended to call into question the bipolar system and replace it with alternative approaches or …
State of Peace in Europe
West Germany and the CSCE, 1966-1975
Inbunden, 2011
1979 kr
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From the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s West German foreign policy underwent substantial transformations: from bilateral to multilateral, from reactive to proactive. The Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) was an ideal setting for this evolution, enabling the Federal Republic to …
European Memory?
Contested Histories and Politics of Remembrance
Av Małgorzata Pakier, Bo Stråth
Häftad, 2012
467 kr
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An examination of the role of history and memory is vital in order to better understand why the grand design of a United Europe—with a common foreign policy and market yet enough diversity to allow for cultural and social differences—was overwhelmingly turned down by its citizens. The authors argue …
Investigating Srebrenica
Institutions, Facts, Responsibilities
Av Isabelle Delpla, Xavier Bougarel m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
1936 kr
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In July 1995, the Bosnian Serb Army commanded by General Ratko Mladic attacked the enclave of Srebrenica, a UN “safe area” since 1993, and massacred about 8,000 Bosniac men. While the responsibility for the massacre itself lays clearly with the Serb political and military leadership, the question …
Samizdat, Tamizdat, and Beyond
Transnational Media During and After Socialism
Av Friederike Kind-Kovács, Jessie Labov
Inbunden, 2013
2186 kr
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In many ways what is identified today as “cultural globalization” in Eastern Europe has its roots in the Cold War phenomena of samizdat (“do-it-yourself” underground publishing) and tamizdat (publishing abroad). This volume offers a new understanding of how information flowed between East and West …
Inverted Mirror
Mythologizing the Enemy in France and Germany, 1898-1914
Inbunden, 2004
1979 kr
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It is hard to imagine nowadays that, for many years, France and Germany considered each other as "arch enemies." And yet, for well over a century, these two countries waged verbal and ultimately violent wars against each other. This study explores a particularly virulent phase during which each of …
Between Utopia and Disillusionment
A Narrative of the Political Transformation in Eastern Europe
Av Henri Vogt
Inbunden, 2004
1979 kr
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Scholarly interpretations of the collapse of communism and developments thereafter have tended to be primarily concerned with people’s need to rid themselves of the communist system, of their past. The expectations, dreams, and hopes that ordinary Eastern Europeans had when they took to the streets …
Experience and Memory
The Second World War in Europe
Av Jörg Echternkamp, Stefan Martens
Häftad, 2013
543 kr
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Modern military history, inspired by social and cultural historical approaches, increasingly puts the national histories of the Second World War to the test. New questions and methods are focusing on aspects of war and violence that have long been neglected. What shaped people’s experiences and …
Children, Families, and States
Time Policies of Childcare, Preschool, and Primary Education in Europe
Av Cristina Allemann-Ghionda, Karen Hagemann m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
656 kr
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Due to the demand for flexible working hours and employees who are available around the clock, the time patterns of childcare and schooling have increasingly become a political issue. Comparing the development of different “time policies” of half-day and all-day provisions in a variety of Eastern …
Long Aftermath
Cultural Legacies of Europe at War, 1936-2016
Av Manuel Bragança, Peter Tame
Inbunden, 2015
2139 kr
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In its totality, the “Long Second World War”—extending from the beginning of the Spanish Civil War to the end of hostilities in 1945—has exerted enormous influence over European culture. Bringing together leading historians, sociologists, and literary and film scholars, this broadly …
Shaping the Transnational Sphere
Experts, Networks and Issues from the 1840s to the 1930s
Av Davide Rodogno, Bernhard Struck m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1979 kr
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In the second half of the nineteenth century a new kind of social and cultural actor came to the fore: the expert. During this period complex processes of modernization, industrialization, urbanization, and nation-building gained pace, particularly in Western Europe and North America. These …
Visions of the End of the Cold War in Europe, 1945-1990
Av Frédéric Bozo, Marie-Pierre Rey m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
618 kr
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Exploring the visions of the end of the Cold War that have been put forth since its inception until its actual ending, this volume brings to the fore the reflections, programmes, and strategies that were intended to call into question the bipolar system and replace it with alternative approaches or …
Alsace to the Alsatians?
Visions and Divisions of Alsatian Regionalism, 1870-1939
Häftad, 2014
543 kr
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The region of Alsace, located between the hereditary enemies of France and Germany, served as a trophy of war four times between 1870–1945. With each shift, French and German officials sought to win the allegiance of the local populace. In response to these pressures, Alsatians invoked …
Tailoring Truth
Politicizing the Past and Negotiating Memory in East Germany, 1945-1990
Inbunden, 2015
1979 kr
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By looking at state-sponsored memory projects, such as memorials, commemorations, and historical museums, this book reveals that the East German communist regime obsessively monitored and attempted to control public representations of the past to legitimize its rule. It demonstrates that the …
Investigating Srebrenica
Institutions, Facts, Responsibilities
Av Isabelle Delpla, Xavier Bougarel m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
543 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In July 1995, the Bosnian Serb Army commanded by General Ratko Mladic attacked the enclave of Srebrenica, a UN “safe area” since 1993, and massacred about 8,000 Bosniac men. While the responsibility for the massacre itself lays clearly with the Serb political and military leadership, the question …
Samizdat, Tamizdat, and Beyond
Transnational Media During and After Socialism
Av Friederike Kind-Kovács, Jessie Labov
Häftad, 2015
618 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In many ways what is identified today as “cultural globalization” in Eastern Europe has its roots in the Cold War phenomena of samizdat (“do-it-yourself” underground publishing) and tamizdat (publishing abroad). This volume offers a new understanding of how information flowed between East and West …
Memory and Change in Europe
Eastern Perspectives
Av Małgorzata Pakier, Joanna Wawrzyniak
Inbunden, 2015
2186 kr
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In studies of a common European past, there is a significant lack of scholarship on the former Eastern Bloc countries. While understanding the importance of shifting the focus of European memory eastward, contributors to this volume avoid the trap of Eastern European exceptionalism, an assumption …
Wartime Captivity in the 20th Century
Archives, Stories, Memories
Av Anne-Marie Pathé, Fabien Théofilakis m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
1880 kr
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Long a topic of historical interest, wartime captivity has over the past decade taken on new urgency as an object of study. Transnational by its very nature, captivity’s historical significance extends far beyond the front lines, ultimately inextricable from the histories of mobilization, …
Ambassadors of Realpolitik
Sweden, the CSCE and the Cold War
Av Aryo Makko
Inbunden, 2016
1979 kr
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During the Cold War, Sweden actively cultivated a reputation as the “conscience of the world,” working to build bridges between East and West and embracing a nominal commitment to international solidarity. This groundbreaking study explores the tension between realism and idealism in Swedish …
Migration, Memory, and Diversity
Germany from 1945 to the Present
Inbunden, 2016
2186 kr
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Within Germany, policies and cultural attitudes toward migrants have been profoundly shaped by the difficult legacies of the Second World War and its aftermath. This wide-ranging volume explores the complex history of migration and diversity in Germany from 1945 to today, showing how conceptions of …
Tailoring Truth
Politicizing the Past and Negotiating Memory in East Germany, 1945-1990
Häftad, 2017
543 kr
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By looking at state-sponsored memory projects, such as memorials, commemorations, and historical museums, this book reveals that the East German communist regime obsessively monitored and attempted to control public representations of the past to legitimize its rule. It demonstrates that the …
Memory and Change in Europe
Eastern Perspectives
Av Małgorzata Pakier, Joanna Wawrzyniak
Häftad, 2018
467 kr
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In studies of a common European past, there is a significant lack of scholarship on the former Eastern Bloc countries. While understanding the importance of shifting the focus of European memory eastward, contributors to this volume avoid the trap of Eastern European exceptionalism, an assumption …
Long Aftermath
Cultural Legacies of Europe at War, 1936-2016
Av Manuel Bragança, Peter Tame
Häftad, 2018
577 kr
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In its totality, the “Long Second World War”—extending from the beginning of the Spanish Civil War to the end of hostilities in 1945—has exerted enormous influence over European culture. Bringing together leading historians, sociologists, and literary and film scholars, this broadly …
Migration, Memory, and Diversity
Germany from 1945 to the Present
Häftad, 2018
618 kr
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Within Germany, policies and cultural attitudes toward migrants have been profoundly shaped by the difficult legacies of the Second World War and its aftermath. This wide-ranging volume explores the complex history of migration and diversity in Germany from 1945 to today, showing how conceptions of …
Peace at All Costs
Catholic Intellectuals, Journalists, and Media in Postwar Polish–German Reconciliation
Inbunden, 2019
1916 kr
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Although it was characterized by simmering international tensions, the early Cold War also witnessed dramatic instances of reconciliation between states, as former antagonists rebuilt political, economic, and cultural ties in the wake of the Second World War. And such efforts were not confined to …
Whose Memory? Which Future?
Remembering Ethnic Cleansing and Lost Cultural Diversity in Eastern, Central and Southeastern Europe
Häftad, 2018
543 kr
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Scholars have devoted considerable energy to understanding the history of ethnic cleansing in Europe, reconstructing specific events, state policies, and the lived experiences of victims. Yet much less attention has been given to how these incidents persist in collective memory today. This volume …
Resisting Persecution
Jews and Their Petitions during the Holocaust
Av Thomas Pegelow Kaplan, Wolf Gruner
Inbunden, 2020
1979 kr
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Since antiquity, European Jewish diaspora communities have used formal appeals to secular and religious authorities to secure favors or protection. Such petitioning took on particular significance in modern dictatorships, often as the only tool left for voicing political opposition. During the …
