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Demography of a Shtetl. The Case of Piotrków Trybunalski
A quantitative study of the pre-war population of Piotrków Trybunalski in Central Poland reveals key demographic similarities and differences between local Jews and non-Jews and places them in a European perspective.
Mobility and Biography
The subject of transnational lives has only recently gained importance in historical research. With its transnational approach to “mobility and biography,” this volume brings together research on aspects of mobility and biography across different times and spaces to open up new interdisciplinary perspectives. Networks, movements and the capacity to become socially or spatially mobile in and across Europe are not only analysed as structural factors, but rather seen as connected to concrete practices of mobility among different groups in the spheres of business, politics and the arts: from Jewish merchants via legal and financial advisors all the way to musicians.
Jews and Germans in Eastern Europe
For many centuries Jews and Germans were economically and culturally of significant importance in East-Central and Eastern Europe. Since both groups had a very similar background of origin (Central Europe) and spoke languages which are related to each other (German/Yiddish), the question arises to what extent Jews and Germans in Eastern Europe share common historical developments and experiences. This volume aims to explore not only entanglements and interdependences of Jews and Germans in Eastern Europe from the late middle ages to the 20th century, but also comparative aspects of these two communities. Moreover, the perception of Jews as Germans in this region is also discussed in detail.
Family History Revisited
This collection of original essays by scholars on the historical study of the family from various parts of the world represent a new departure in this field. The essays cover a great variety of topics, and many countries are represented. The essays open up new debates and point to new directions in the field by examining dimensions of family relations that had not been sufficiently addressed in previous scholarship.
Marriage in Medieval Poland
This volume presents a new picture of marriage in medieval Poland. Based on the analysis of historical documents from the ecclesiastical courts of one of the oldest dioceses in Poland, this book sheds light on the presence and prevalence of a wide range of marital problems in the Diocese of Poznań in the first quarter of the fifteenth century. Through the material presented, the voices of one of the most underrepresented groups in the history of society – namely women from the lower social strata – are amplified.
Średniowiecze w liczbach
Poznaj epokę, w której o wiele częściej potrafiono liczyć niż pisać. Ile kosztowało zbudowanie zamku? Jak szybko podróżowało się po Europie tysiąc lat temu? Czy czterdziestolatek żyjący za czasów Chrobrego uchodził za starca? Jakie były największe miasta Europy i ile osób w nich mieszkało? Z czego składała się ówczesna dieta i ile kalorii dziennie zapewniała? Ile książek powstało przez całe średniowiecze? Czy ludzie w średniowieczu naprawdę byli dużo niżsi niż dzisiaj? Kamil Janicki opisuje epokę nie tylko przez pryzmat cyfr rzymskich i arabskich. Razem ze średniowiecznym chłopem odmierza stopy i liczy na palcach. Oddziela praktyczne znaczenie liczb od ...
Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów
Od początku XVI wieku Polska wchodzi w okres swojego największego rozkwitu i razem z Litwą – jako Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów – staje się mocarstwem w tej części Europy. Potencjał militarny i inicjatywy w gospodarce stanowią o sile państwa, z którym liczą się największe potęgi kontynentu z Habsburgami na czele. Kraj tętni życiem, powstają nowe miasta, wielu cudzoziemców osiedla się w Polsce, kwitnie kultura artystyczna, a Polacy są obecni na zachodnioeuropejskich uniwersytetach. Pojawia się też rodzimy styl w kulturze i obyczajach – sarmatyzm – będący oryginalną kompilacją tradycji Wschodu i Zachodu. Niestety, po wielu wyniszczających wojnach dochodzi na...
Towards a Global History of Domestic and Caregiving Workers
Domestic and caregiving work has been at the core of human existence throughout history. Poorly paid or even unpaid, this work has been assigned to women in most societes and occasionally to men often as enslaved, indentures, "adopted" workers. While some use domestic service as training for their own future independent households, others are confined to it for life and try to avoid damage to their identities (Part One). Employment conditions are even worse in colonizer-colonized dichotomies, in which the subalternized have to run the households of administrators who believe they are running an empire (Part Two). Societies and states set the discriminatory rules, those employed develop strat...
