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Instrumentalizing the Past
In today's world, we can point to many international disputes and interstate conflicts fueled by past events. Historical resentments or memories of past suffering or fame are often used to justify political, economic and even territorial demands. Inter-state disputes and historical conflicts should be understood as evidence of political and social tensions related to active, serious differences in the assessment of the common past. The book explains the role of such conflicts in international relations and suggests ways of classifying them. It presents examples of the internationally relevant instrumentalisation of history from different regions of the world and outlines ways of overcoming them.
Biographical Data in a Digital World 2022
Zbornik je končni izbor prispevkov, predstavljenih na delavnici Biografski podatki v digitalnem svetu 2022 (Biographical Data in a Digital World 2022), ki je potekala v okviru konference Digital Humanities 2022 (DH2022), vodilne serije konferenc na področju digitalne humanistike, od 25. do 29. julija 2022 v Tokiu; delavnica je bila 25. Prispevki na konferenci in v zborniku pokrivajo tri teme: analiza omrežij in semantični splet; iskanje in priprava biografskih podatkov za raziskave ter primeri uporabe in napredni načini dela z biografijami in biografskimi podatki.
Stalin's Defectors
The first systematic study of the phenomenon of frontline surrender to the Germans in the Soviet Union's 'Great Patriotic War' against the Nazis in 1941-1945, showing that while people were disgruntled with Stalin's rule, most attempts to cross the frontline stemmed from a wish to survive this war, rather than a desire to support Hitler's regime.
Politics and Medievalism (studies)
Essays on the post-modern reception and interpretation of the Middle Ages,
Monuments and Territory
From the very first days of their large-scale attack on Ukraine in February 2022, the Russian invaders have made exceptional efforts to interact with the war memorial landscape of the newly occupied territories. This landscape consists of tens of thousands of monuments, mostly in small towns and villages, commemorating the Second World War and other conflicts, including Ukraine’s resistance against Russia since 2014. The Russians have destroyed some of these memorials, renovated others, and built new monuments amid continued fighting. They also used war memorials in countless propaganda photos and videos aimed for a domestic audience and largely escaping Western attention. Why this fervor?...
Hitler’s Northern Utopia
"How Nazi architects and planners envisioned and began to build a model 'Aryan' society in Norway during World War II"--
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Zero Night
'The story of a lesser known – but perhaps the greatest – escape of Second World War prisoners has been told in a new book.' The Scotsman 'This is undeniably history as it should be told and a thundering good read.' History of War Magazine Oflag VI-B, Warburg, Germany: On the night of 30 August 1942 – 'Zero Night' – 40 officers from Britain, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa staged the most audacious mass escape of the Second World War. It was the first 'Great Escape' – but instead of tunnelling, the escapers boldly went over the huge perimeter fences using wooden scaling contraptions. This was the notorious 'Warburg Wire Job', described by fellow prisoner and fighter ace ...
Von spielenden Soldaten und kämpfenden Athleten
Die nationalistische Stimmung, die in Europa Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts vorherrschte, gab Raum für die Geburt eines Wettkampfs, der sowohl sportlichen als auch militärischen Nutzen versprach: 1912 feierte der Moderne Fünfkampf in Stockholm sein olympisches Debüt und blieb mehr als 100 Jahre olympisch. Die Ursprünge der Sportart, die bis in die zweite Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts zurückreichen, sind aber bislang ununtersucht geblieben. Diese Lücke schließt der Band, der sowohl der militärischen als auch der olympischen Genese des Modernen Fünfkampfs gewidmet ist. Die Basis bilden Archivunterlagen, vor allem jene des Internationalen Olympischen Komitees, der Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne, des Schwedischen Organisationskomitees der Olympischen Spiele von 1912 und des Schwedischen Militärsportverbands, die die Autorin umfassend auswertet. Auch analysiert sie diverses Pressematerial aus mehreren Ländern, darunter Schweden, Frankreich, England, Deutschland, Österreich und die USA. Ausgezeichnet mit dem Dr. Klaus Marquardt-Preis
Histoire de la Justice au Luxembourg (1795 à nos jours)
Financé par le Ministère de la Justice luxembourgeois, cet ouvrage représente la première synthèse de l'histoire de l'administration judiciaire au Luxembourg. Il est le fruit d'un travail de recherche et de documentation mené par la chercheure postdoc Vera Fritz et la doctorante Elisabeth Wingerter, sous la direction du professeur Denis Scuto, ainsi que d'études de différents spécialistes du droit et de son histoire. Par son analyse de l’évolution de l’organisation judiciaire de 1795 jusqu’à la réforme constitutionnelle des années 2000, l’ouvrage propose une contribution inédite à l’étude de la formation de l’Etat luxembourgeois. Au-delà des juridictions et de leur fonctionnement, il s’intéresse aussi à l’identité des magistrats et aux modalités de leur recrutement, la justice pénale et l’histoire des prisons, la justice en temps de guerre ainsi que l’impact du droit international et des juridictions européennes. Ses différentes contributions s’adressent aux historiens, juristes et professionnels du droit (personnel judiciaire, avocats, etc.), mais se veulent aussi accessibles au lecteur non-spécialisé.
