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Wilhelm II
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) ruled Imperial Germany from his accession in 1888 to his enforced abdication in 1918 at the end of the First World War. This book, based on a wealth of previously unpublished archival material, provides the most detailed account ever written of the first half of his reign. Following on from John Röhl's definitive and highly acclaimed Young Wilhelm: The Kaiser's Early Life, 1859-1888 (1998), the volume demonstrates the monarch's dynastic arrogance and the wounding abuse he showered on his own people as, step by step, he built up his personal power. His thirst for glory, his overweening nationalism and militarism and his passion for the navy provided the impetus ...
Projecting Imperial Power
The nineteenth century is notable for its newly proclaimed emperors, from Franz I of Austria and Napoleon I in 1804 through Agustin and Pedro, the emperors of Mexico and Brazil in 1822 to Victoria, empress of India in 1876. Monarchs such as Napoleon III, Maximilian of Mexico, and Wilhelm Iprojected an imperial aura with coronations, courts, medals, costumes, portraits, monuments, international exhibitions, festivals, architecture, and town planning. They relied on ancient history for legitimacy whilst partially espousing modernity. Projecting Imperial Power is the first book toconsider newly proclaimed emperors in six territories across three continents across the whole range of the nineteen...
Constructing Charisma
Railroads, telegraphs, lithographs, photographs, and mass periodicals—the major technological advances of the 19th century seemed to diminish the space separating people from one another, creating new and apparently closer, albeit highly mediated, social relationships. Nowhere was this phenomenon more evident than in the relationship between celebrity and fan, leader and follower, the famous and the unknown. By mid-century, heroes and celebrities constituted a new and powerful social force, as innovations in print and visual media made it possible for ordinary people to identify with the famous; to feel they knew the hero, leader, or "star"; to imagine that public figures belonged to their private lives. This volume examines the origins and nature of modern mass media and the culture of celebrity and fame they helped to create. Crossing disciplines and national boundaries, the book focuses on arts celebrities (Sarah Bernhardt, Byron and Liszt); charismatic political figures (Napoleon and Wilhelm II); famous explorers (Stanley and Brazza); and celebrated fictional characters (Cyrano de Bergerac).
Louis Raemaekers. Armed with Pen and Pencil
On the occasion of the anniversary of 100 year First World War and the publication of Louis Raemaekers: ‘armed with Pen and Pencil': Cartoonist of World Fame in the First World War two exhibitions are organized: ‘Raemaekers|Bertrams: Roermondenaren op het wereldtoneel’ [Born in Roermond, working on the world stage] in Roermond and ‘Ten strijde met potlood en pen: Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956) herontdekt’ [Armed with pencil and pen: Louis Raemaekers rediscovered] in Venlo. The Raemaekers exhibition from Roermond will continue as a touring exhibition: ‘Louis Raemaekers: van Roermondenaar tot wereldburger’ [Louis Raemaekers: from citizen of Roermond to citizen of the world]0Exhibition: Limburgs Museum, Roermond, The Netherlands (29.11.2014-14.04.2015).
Werktitel
Presents a themed overview of the work of graphic designer Piet Gerards. Includes fifty works chosen and provided with commentaries by the artist. The author describes and interprets Piet Gerards' development from self-taught man and left-wing activist to publisher and premiated maker of books, organizer of cultural productions and graphic designer.
Photography and Germany
The idea of photography in Germany evokes everything from the pioneering modernist pictures of the Weimar era to the colossal digital prints that define art photography today. But it also recalls horrifying documents of wartime atrocities and the relentless surveillance of East German citizens. Photography and Germany broadens these perceptions by examining the medium’s multi-faceted relationship with Germany’s turbulent cultural, political, and social history while rethinking the notion of German photography with fresh insights on its historical context. Andrés Mario Zervigón covers this history from the region’s pre-photographic experiments with light-sensitive chemicals to todayâ€...
Demokratie versuchen
Der breit angelegte Band entwickelt eine neue Perspektive auf die politische Kultur der Weimar Republik, indem er die Verfassung in ihren Kontext stellt und so einen tiefenscharfen Blick auf Mentalitäten, Kommunikationsformen, Symbole und institutionelles Handeln der Zeit wirft. Im Mittelpunkt steht nicht der Verfassungstext, sondern die Handhabung der Verfassung durch zentrale Akteure und ihre mentalitätsgeschichtliche Aneignung durch Volk und Eliten. Der interdisziplinär angelegte, allgemeinhistorische und rechtsgeschichtliche Beiträge kombinierende Band verleiht der Forschung neue Impulse.
Vom König zum Führer
Die erste umfassende Analyse des Niedergangs der jahrhundertealten Herrschaftselite des deutschen Adels. Die Selbstzerstörung adliger Traditionen und Werte, die im Kaiserreich mit der Annäherung an rechtsradikale Bewegungen beginnt, kulminiert in der widersprüchlichen Mitwirkung in der NS-Bewegung. Ausgezeichnet mit dem Hans-Rosenberg-Preis 2004. Über die immense Bedeutung des deutschen Adels weit über das Jahr 1918 hinaus herrscht in der Literatur Einigkeit. Kurioserweise ist jedoch über den Adel des 20. Jahrhunderts bisher sehr viel behauptet und sehr wenig geforscht worden. Dieses Buch erregte gleich nach Erscheinen großes Aufsehen und wurde innerhalb eines halben Jahres zweimal na...
