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A Certain Age
A Certain Age is an unconventional, evocative work of history and a moving reflection on memory, modernity, space, time, and the limitations of traditional historical narratives. Rudolf Mrázek visited Indonesia throughout the 1990s, recording lengthy interviews with elderly intellectuals in and around Jakarta. With few exceptions, they were part of an urban elite born under colonial rule and educated at Dutch schools. From the early twentieth century, through the late colonial era, the national revolution, and well into independence after 1945, these intellectuals injected their ideas of modernity, progress, and freedom into local and national discussion. When Mrázek began his interviews, ...
The Belt and Road Initiative and Global Governance
This timely book examines the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), assessing its effect on the international economic order and global governance more broadly. Through a variety of qualitative case studies, the book investigates the implementation of the BRI and evaluates its development outcomes both for China and the countries it interacts with under the initiative, along with its international implications.
Encyclopedia of the Romantic Era, 1760–1850
In 850 analytical articles, this two-volume set explores the developments that influenced the profound changes in thought and sensibility during the second half of the eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth century. The Encyclopedia provides readers with a clear, detailed, and accurate reference source on the literature, thought, music, and art of the period, demonstrating the rich interplay of international influences and cross-currents at work; and to explore the many issues raised by the very concepts of Romantic and Romanticism.
Towards an Era of Development
KADOC Studies on Religion, Culture and Society 5In the twenty years after the end of World War II, a "Third World" was added to the Cold War concepts of the First and Second worlds, and postwar decolonization ushered in an era of development. For the first time, theories and policies designed to eradicate underdevelopment became prominent on the agenda of the United Nations. This international evolution inevitably had a dramatic impact on socialism and Christian democracy, two major ideologies with their roots in Western Europe. Both became part of the global political dialogues taking place beyond Europe's borders. The result was a sometimes violent clash of Western and non-Western belief systems.In Towards an Era of Development, Peter Van Kemseke explores the questions of whether political ideologies were being used as vehicles for promoting national interests and if socialism and Christian democracy were forced on developing nations or naturally spread to new parts of the globe. Van Kemseke also offers an assessment of the success of these ideologies in their new territories.
Historical Geography in Czechia: Themes and Concepts
Although the content of historical geography may be viewed from different perspectives, there is no doubt that historical geography has interdisciplinary character. The publication represents an outcome of cooperation among geographers and historians within the Historical Geography Research Centre that continues more than forty years old tradition of common researches in Czechia. Beside discussing the disciplinary origins, the most vital research topics of present Czech historical geography are reflected in its contents - transformations of landscapes, historical towns, and of regions.
Toward a History of American Linguistics
A comprehensive account of essential periods and areas of research in the history of American Linguistics which addresses contemporary debates and issues within linguistics.
Evangelischer Adel und Moderne
Das achtspitzige weiße Kreuz auf rotem Grund hat bis heute als Symbol für den (katholischen) Malteser- und den (evangelischen) Johanniterorden einen hohen Wiedererkennungswert. Die neuere Geschichte des evangelischen Ordens ist Gegenstand des vorliegenden Buchs: Von seiner Restituierung durch den preußischen König Friedrich Wilhelm IV. im Jahr 1852 bis zum Untergang des deutschen Reiches 1918. Das spezielle Interesse Friedrich Wilhelms IV. an einem Wiederaufleben der Ordenstraditionen erschließt sich im Zusammenhang der politischen Herausforderungen seiner Zeit. Zunächst positionierte sich der Orden durch Krankenhausgründungen in großer Nähe zur Inneren Mission. Doch erst die Organisation der Freiwilligen Kriegskrankenpflege in den Reichseinigungskriegen brachte die Ritter ihrem Ziel näher, mittels der Ordensarbeit das Image des Adels zu erneuern und zu stabilisieren. Bis zum Ende des Kaiserreichs bewegte sich der Johanniter-Orden in seiner weiteren Profilierung zwischen Bewahrung von Traditionen und Anpassung an die Herausforderungen der Moderne.
