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Les Belles Lettres La Russie Medievale
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Les Belles Lettres Les Sovietiques, Un Pouvoir, Des Regimes: La
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£42.00
Classiques Garnier Histoire Des Cooperatives Russes Et Sovietiques
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£53.20
Brepols N.V. Sweden, Russia, and the 1617 Peace of Stolbovo
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Academie Des Inscriptions Et Belles Lettres Mikhaïl I. Rostovtseff, La peinture décorative
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£152.00
Springer Nature Switzerland AG Crisis and Ontological Insecurity: Serbia’s
Book SynopsisThis book develops a novel way of thinking about crises in world politics. By building on ontological security theory, this work conceptualises critical situations as radical disjunctions that challenge the ability of collective agents to ‘go on’. These ontological crises bring into the realm of discursive consciousness four fundamental questions related to existence, finitude, relations and autobiography. In times of crisis, collective agents such as states are particularly attached to their ontic spaces, or spatial extensions of the self that cause collective identities to appear more firm and continuous. These theoretical arguments are illustrated in a case study looking at Serbia’s anxiety over the secession of Kosovo. The author argues that Serbia’s seemingly irrational and self-harming policy vis-à-vis Kosovo can be understood as a form of ontological self-help. It is a rational pursuit of biographical continuity and a healthy sense of self in the face of an ontological crisis triggered by the secession of a province that has been constructed as the ontic space of the Serbian nation since the late 19th century. Trade Review“This book is essential reading for social scientists with a particular interest in Kosovo and Southeastern Europe, as well as for political scientists in international relations. It is also crucial for policy-makers … . Ejdus presents valuable insights into the Serbian politics of avoidance … . It is to be hoped that the book will also inspire international policy-makers to reflect more consciously upon their own politics of avoidance when it comes to the status of Kosovo.” (Pieter Troch, Comparative Southeast European Studies, Vol. 69 (2-3), 2021)Table of Contents1. Introduction2. Crisis, Anxiety and Ontological Insecurity 3. The Construction of Kosovo as Serbia’s Ontic Space 4. Disintegration of Yugoslavia and Serbia’s Anxiety over Kosovo5. Critical Situation: Kosovo’s Declaration of Independence6. Dissonance and Avoidance: Serbia’s Quest for a New Normal 7. Conclusion
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Insanity and Immigration Control in New Zealand and Australia, 1860–1930
Book SynopsisThis book examines the policy and practice of the insanity clauses within the immigration controls of New Zealand and the Commonwealth of Australia. It reveals those charged with operating the legislation to be non-psychiatric gatekeepers who struggled to match its intent. Regardless of the evolution in language and the location at which a migrant’s mental suitability was assessed, those with ‘inherent mental defects’ and ‘transient insanity’ gained access to these regions. This book accounts for the increased attempts to medicalise border control in response to the widening scope of terminology used for mental illnesses, disabilities and dysfunctions. Such attempts co-existed with the promotion of these regions as ‘invalids’ paradises’ by governments, shipping companies, and non-asylum doctors. Using a bureaucratic lens, this book exposes these paradoxes, and the failings within these nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Australasian nation-state building exercises.Trade Review“This book adds considerable depth to other histories examining what was a defining era in the creation of Australia’s and NZ’s immigration restrictions. … Kain’s forensic analysis of the ways in which ideas, ideology, ethics, policy and practice intersected in this period is a critical contribution to the history of immigration in both countries, and a welcome addition to the public conversation today on issues of mental health, tolerance towards immigrants and refugees, and the trauma of seeking asylum … .” (Ruth Balint, The Journal of New Zealand Studies, JNZS, Issue 32, June, 2021)“The contemporary politics of border control make this a timely work—and in the year of COVID-19 perhaps even more so. This is a valuable study of a little-known administrative practice, a subject that deserves attention alongside more familiar histories of racially based immigration histories.” (Mark Finnane, Health and History, Vol. 22 (2), 2020)“Strength of Kain’s book is its ability to bring out paradoxes and contradictions in colonial immigration policy and practice. … this is a good and accessible history of Australasian colonial border control generally, as well as a major contribution to our understanding of the history of psychiatry and mental health in the Anglosphere.” (Philippa Martyr, Reviews in History, February 21, 2020)Table of Contents1 Introduction.- 2 Populating Australasia with Sound Minds.- Part I: New Zealand.- 3 Nation-Building, Agent Generals and Imported Lunatics, New Zealand, 1870 to 1879.- 4 Imbecile Passengers and Commercial Paradoxes, New Zealand, 1880 to 1898.- 5 Deportation, Domicile and Mental Deficiency, New Zealand, 1899 to 1930.- Part II: The Commonwealth of Australia.- 6. The ‘Insane’ and the White Australia Policy, 1901 to 1912.- 7. Eugenics and Border Control, Australia, 1912 to 1920.- 8 1. Effective Border Machinery, Ineffective Mental Equipment, Australia 1920 to 1930.- 9. Conclusion.-
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Italian War on the Eastern Front, 1941–1943: Operations, Myths and Memories
Book SynopsisThe Italian Army’s participation in Hitler’s war against the Soviet Union has remained unrecognized and understudied. Bastian Matteo Scianna offers a wide-ranging, in-depth corrective. Mining Italian, German and Russian sources, he examines the history of the Italian campaign in the East between 1941 and 1943, as well as how the campaign was remembered and memorialized in the domestic and international arena during the Cold War. Linking operational military history with memory studies, this book revises our understanding of the Italian Army in the Second World War.Trade Review“Bastian Matteo Scianna’s book is a welcoming addition … . The author’s mission throughout his volume is clear … . The Italian War on the Eastern Front, 1941-1943, Operations, Myths and Memories is a mandatory book that should be on the shelves of those who want to nuance the history of not only the Eastern Front, but the Italian army in the Second World War, going beyond the prejudices of the Operetta Army trope.” (Emanuele Sica, War in History, Vol. 28 (4), 2021)“... Gemeinsam mit der Gegenüberstellung von Memoirenliteratur, theoretischer Wissenschaftsdiskurse und innenpolitischer Narrative entsteht ein pluralistischer, die wichtigsten und divergenten Blickwinkel umfassender Methodenzugang, der geeignet ist, tradierte Mythen nachhaltig zu dekonstruieren. Scianna hat zweifelsohne einen bedeutenden Beitrag zur Versachlichung der Frage nach dem Wirken italienischer Soldaten an der Front zur Sowjetunion 1941-1943 geleistet, der als eine Landmarke für die nachfolgende Forschung dient.” (Richard Germann, in: Connections, 24. April 2021)Table of Contents1. Introduction2. Historiography: Past Problems and Recent Trends3. The Italian Army before the Second World War (1861–1940)4. The guerra fascista – 10 June 1940–25 July 19435. The Italian Operations on the Eastern Front (1941)6. The Italian Operations on the Eastern Front (1942)7. The Battle on the Don, 11 December 1942–31 December 19438. The Italian Combat Performance: ‘Chicken led by Donkeys?’9. Narratives about Victimhood: Evil Germans, Good Italian Occupiers, and Evil Soviets?10. Shaping the Myths: Memoirs, the Army, and the Alpini11. Contested Memories during the Cold War12. Conclusion
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Springer International Publishing AG Contemporary Russia
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Palgrave Macmillan Australias Forgotten Soldiers in the Empire
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Palgrave Macmillan Seeing Christ in Australia Since 1850
Book SynopsisPART I: FOUNDING MYTHS.- ?1. Christ as Story Teller; Alison Overeem.- 2. Christ as Lost Innocent; Kerrie Handasyde.- 3. Christ as Outlaw; Glen O'Brien.- 4. Christ as Anzac; Kyle Moffitt.- 5. Christ as Worker; Katharine Massam.- PART II: CONTEMPORARY SIGHTINGS.- 6. Christ as Social Conscience; Amanda Burritt.- 7. Christ as Princess of Pop; Rebekah Pryor.- 8. Christ as Strange(r): Christological Soundings in Australian Art; Jason Goroncy.- 9. Christ as Outsider: Queer Christology and the Catholic Imagination of Justin O'Brien; Alana Harris.- 10. Christ as Son and Brother: Jesus in Christos Tsiolka's Damascus; Sean Winter.- 11. Christ as Saviour of the West; Geoff Thompson.
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Verlag Peter Lang Joaquim Nabuco: Monarchism, Panamericanism and
Book SynopsisThis book examines the contribution made by Joaquim Nabuco (1849-1910) to political thought in Brazil during the Belle Epoque (1888-1910). Nabuco was once leader of the abolitionist cause in Brazil and turned his attention after the abolition of slavery in 1888 to saving the monarchy. This study traces Nabuco's views on the monarchic institution in Brazil, considering first the origins of his (liberal) monarchist beliefs and his ideas on how the institution should adapt to halt the threat of republicanism before 1889. It concentrates on the first decade of the Republic and the ways in which Nabuco presented a challenge to the new regime. By examining the impact of his views on the State's domestic and international roles, the book reveals Nabuco's contribution to nation-building in late-nineteenth-century Brazil.
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De Gruyter Emma Goldman and the Russian Revolution: From
Book SynopsisWhat impact did Bolshevist rule have on Emma Goldmans’s perception of the Russian Revolutions of 1917 and why did she change her mind, going from defending the Russian Revolution to becoming a crusader against Bolshevism? The Russian Revolution changed the world and determined the history of the 20th century as the French Revolution had determined the history of the 19th century. Left-wing intellectuals around the world greeted the February Revolution with enthusiasm as their hope for a new world and social order and the end of capitalism seemed close. However, the joy did not last long as the ideals of February 1917 were replaced by the realities of October 1917 and Lenin crushed the revolution during the following Civil War. Emma Goldman, a famous Russian-born American anarchist was one of the intellectuals, whose admiration for the revolution turned into frustration about its corruption. Emma Goldman and the Russian Revolution discusses her evolving perception of the revolution between 1917 and the early 1920s. The analysis of such an intellectual transformation process, provides a case study of intellectual and revolutionary history alike, adding a closer reading to the research about the famous American anarchist, Emma Goldman, her transnational life and her role as a revolutionary intellectual.
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Walter de Gruyter Falsche Freunde im Kalten Krieg?
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De Gruyter Johann Jakob Schweizer und die Helvetik: Der
Book SynopsisDieses Buch ist dem Pfarrer und politischen Aktivisten Johann Jakob Schweizer (1771–1843) gewidmet und zeichnet anhand seines bewegten Lebens die Turbulenzen der Helvetik nach. Schweizer attackierte in der Helvetik in Flugschriften und als Redaktor des Neuen Helvetischen Volksblatts die Behörden. Nachdem er 1800 das Parlament zum Rücktritt aufgefordert hatte, wurde er in aufsehenerregenden Prozessen zu einer zweijährigen Eingrenzung in seine Pfarrgemeinde verurteilt und mit einem Publikationsverbot belegt. Nach der Einführung der Mediationsverfassung wurde er 1804 wegen „unordentlichen Lebenswandels“ vom Pfarramt abgesetzt. Johann Jakob Schweizer wirkte weiter als Pfarrhelfer und Lateinlehrer. Neben religiösen Vorträgen, Predigten und „Poesien“ veröffentlichte er zahlreiche Schriften sowie einen Reiseführer.
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Walter de Gruyter Spätantike Chroniken Im Fluss Der Zeit
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de Gruyter Der Zusammenbruch Des Imperialistischen
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de Gruyter Der Kampf Um Den Entwicklungsweg in Der
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de Gruyter Der Kampf Um Den Entwicklungsweg in Der
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de Gruyter Kulturwandel Grönländischer Eskimo Im 18.
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de Gruyter Griechenland Byzanz Europa
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Kohlhammer Katharina Die Grosse: Legitimation Durch Reform
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Bohlau Verlag Wer regiert Russland?: Das Aufbegehren des
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Springer International Publishing AG Britain and the Arctic
Book SynopsisBritish interest in the Arctic has returned to heights not seen since the end of the Cold War; concerns about climate change, resources, trade, and national security are all impacted by profound environmental and geopolitical changes happening in the Arctic. Duncan Depledge investigates the increasing geopolitical significance of the Arctic and explores why it took until now for Britain – once an ‘Arctic state’ itself – to notice how close it is to these changes, what its contemporary interests in the region are, and whether the British government’s response in the arenas of science, defence, and commerce is enough. This book will be of interest to both academics and practitioners seeking to understand contemporary British interest and activity in the Arctic. Table of ContentsPreface-Acknowledgements.List of Abbreviations.1: Introduction: Britain and the Arctic.2: Britain: the forgotten Arctic state?.3: The Circumpolar Arctic.4: Britain in the Arctic today.5: To strategise in the Arctic, or not?.6: Conclusions.
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Springer International Publishing AG Mass Political Culture Under Stalinism: Popular
Book SynopsisThis book is the first full-length study of the Soviet Constitution of 1936, exploring Soviet citizens’ views of constitutional democratic principles and their problematic relationship to the reality of Stalinism. Drawing on archival materials, the book offers an insight into the mass political culture of the mid-1930s in the USSR and thus contributes to wider research on Russian political culture. Popular comments about the constitution show how liberal, democratic and conciliatory discourse co-existed in society with illiberal, confrontational and intolerant views. The study also covers the government’s goals for the constitution’s revision and the national discussion, and its disappointment with the results. Outcomes of the discussion convinced Stalin that society was not sufficiently Sovietized. Stalin's re-evaluation of society's condition is a new element in the historical picture explaining why politics shifted from the relaxation of 1933-36 to the Great Terror, and why repressions expanded from former oppositionists to the officials and finally to the wider population.Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Sources.- Part I. Government Goals for the Constitution Revision and National Discussion.- 3. The Origins of Constitutional Reform.- 4. Moderation in the Policies of the Mid-1930s.- 5. Motives for the New Constitution.- 6. Soviet Sociopolitical Mobilizations.- 7. The State’s Goals for the Nationwide Discussion.- Part II. Popular Perceptions of the Constitution.- 8. The Economic Situation at the Grassroots Level.- 9. Liberal Discourse.- 10. Voices against Liberties.- 11. Other Comments and Recommendations.- 12. Outcome of the Discussion: From Relaxation to Repression.- 13. On Russian Political Culture in the Twentieth Century.- 14. Conclusion.
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Evangelische Verlagsanstalt Die Wuste: Literaturgeschichte Einer Urlandschaft
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Aschendorff Verlag Verbunden Durch Stahl Und Bernstein: Die Stadt
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Bohlau Verlag Osteuropa in Geschichte und Gegenwart: Das
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Bohlau Verlag Rohstoffmacht Russland: Eine globale
Book SynopsisNoch in der späten Zarenzeit entwickelte sich Russland dank des Aufbaus einer modernen Erdölindustrie im Kaukasus zu einem der weltweit führenden Ölproduzenten und hat diese Stellung in der Sowjetzeit noch ausgebaut. Die Industrialisierung und der Aufstieg des Landes zur Weltmacht waren wesentlich mit der Fähigkeit des Landes verbunden, sein enormes Ressourcenpotential zu nutzen. Energie und Macht spielen auch heute zusammen. Das Putin-Regime nährt sich aus den Milliarden-Renditen, die aus dem Verkauf von Öl, Gas und anderen fossilen Energieträgern erzielt werden. Dabei verlief die Entwicklung der russischen Energiewirtschaft in den letzten einhundert Jahren parallel zu einer immer engeren energetischen Verflechtung mit der Welt, und insbesondere mit Europa, dem wichtigsten Absatzmarkt für russische Rohstoffe. Dieses Buch zeigt auf, dass das Denken über Energie die Dynamik der Ost-West-Beziehungen weit stärker beeinflusst hat, als die bisherige Forschung dies vermuten lässt. Es war im Bereich des Handels mit Öl und Gas, wo sogar zur Zeit des Kalten Krieges und über den Eisernen Vorhang hinweg Zusammenarbeit möglich war. Die Energiegeschichte und die Geschichte des Aussenhandels treten in den gängigen Darstellungen zur russischen Geschichte höchstens als Nebenschauplätze in Erscheinung. Dieses Buch rückt sie in den Mittelpunkt der Erzählung. Denn der Umgang Russlands mit seinem Rohstoffreichtum ist zentral, um den Entwicklungsweg des Landes und sein Verhalten in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart zu verstehen.
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Bohlau Verlag Heldenstadt Minsk: Urbanisierung a la Belarus
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Bohlau Verlag Pflichterfullung: Erinnerungen an den
Book SynopsisWhen NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021, they abandoned the country to its fate. The USSR did something similar several decades earlier. Between 1979 and 1989, it intervened in Afghanistan with over 600,000 soldiers, but was unable to bring peace to it, which ultimately led to the withdrawal and overthrow of the government at the time. Around 15,000 USSR citizens lost their lives in the longest war in Soviet history. Based on self-conducted biographical interviews, the study examines how former Soviet veterans in Russia today remember the war, what importance they attach to it and how they as a group try to get recognition for their efforts from the Russian government and society.
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Bohlau Verlag Russland in Zentralasien: Autobiografische Texte
Book SynopsisThe study moves in the field of tension between autobiographical and empire research. She asks about the cohesive effect of discourses of imperial self-description. To this end, she examines memoirs, participation and travel reports on the Russian expansion into southern Central Asia after 1860. Their authors worked as military personnel, officials or scientists in the conquest and exploration of the later General Government of Turkestan. The study counters the diversity of the sources with the concept of autobiographical practices. She understands these as tools of a certain self-conception. The analysis shows how Russian actors in Turkestan developed their own forms of autobiographical narration through the varied design of existing narrative styles. For more than 60 years, they closely interwoven their personal heroic stories with the empire. In this way they contributed to the story of his success in Turkestan and contributed to its discursive stabilization.
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Bohlau Verlag Moskaus (In)Existente Mittelschicht: Eine
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BÃhlau Verlag KÃln Die Erinnerung der Hydra
Book SynopsisEine neue historische Perspektive auf die brasilianische Erinnerungskultur
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Harrassowitz Verlag Aspects of the Maritime Silk Road: from the
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Harrassowitz Heinrich Von Huyssen (1666-1739):
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Harrassowitz Katalog Der Gelegenheitsdichtung Im Russischen
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Harrassowitz Russlands Westen: Westorientierung Und
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Harrassowitz Our Work with the Masses Is Not Worth a
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Brill Schoningh Krieg Und Frieden in München 1914-1939:
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Brill U Schoningh Christ Came Forth from India: Georgian
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Brill Schoningh Forschungen Zur Baltischen Geschichte. 15 (2020)
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Brill Schoningh Ideengeschichte Rumäniens
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Brill Schoningh The Reluctant Exiles: Latvians in the West After
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Brill Schoningh Under the Shadow of White Tara: Buriat Buddhists
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Brill U Schoningh Stigma Und Schweigen: Ns-Zwangsarbeit Aus
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Brill U Schoningh Borderlands Biography: Z. Anthony Kruszewski in
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Brill U Schoningh Theodor Schiemann Und Die Deutsche
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