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Francia, Band 50
Der Band enthält 25 Beiträge in deutscher, französischer und englischer Sprache. Die Themenvielfalt reicht von dem sogenannten »Lothar-Kristall« des 10. Jahrhunderts, den Bischöfen Oliba von Vic und Notger von Lüttich, der Rolle des Favoriten am französischen Königshof im späten Mittelalter und dem Lachen im deutsch-französischen Kontext über den Schwarzen Tod im Frankreich Richelieus und revolutionäre Lustspiele im Reich, die Plantagen in Saint-Domingue am Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts bis zu Luxemburgern in der Fremdenlegion. Eigene Beiträge sind der Grenze zwischen Deutschland und Frankreich um 1900 gewidmet, dem Verhältnis Henri Lefebvres zur Kommunistischen Partei, dem Achilleion, – Kaiser Wilhelms Palast auf Korfu –, der luxemburgischen Besatzung in Bitburg nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg sowie Jacques Chirac und seiner »amitié tardive« für Deutschland.
Allemagne d'aujourd'hui, n° 236/avril-juin 2021
Quelles impulsions l'Allemagne a-t-elle pu donner à l'Union européenne le temps de sa présidence du Conseil de l’UE.
Jeanne, la rebelle de Dieu
Que reste-t-il comme modèle pour les femmes, mon oncle ? À quel idéal féminin peuvent-elles prétendre ? Vierge ? Religieuse ? Mère de famille ? Et si la moitié de l’humanité ne se retrouvait pas dans l’un de ces trois modèles ? 1589. Au coeur des tumultueuses guerres de religions qui secouent la France, Jeanne de Lestonnac perd son mari, le baron de Landiras. Dès lors, son entourage la presse de se remarier et de laisser la gestion de son domaine à un homme. Mais Jeanne va leur tenir tête : désormais elle sera maîtresse de ses choix et de sa vie. Tandis qu’elle fait ses premiers pas de femme indépendante, une série d’événements la confronte brutalement à la réalit...
The Cambridge Companion to German Romanticism
Explains the development of Romantic arts and culture in Germany, with both individual artists and key themes covered in detail.
The Decline of Life
The Decline of Life is an ambitious and absorbing study of old age in eighteenth-century England. Drawing on a wealth of sources - literature, correspondence, poor house and workhouse documents and diaries - Susannah Ottaway considers a wide range of experiences and expectations of age in the period, and demonstrates that the central concern of ageing individuals was to continue to live as independently as possible into their last days. Ageing men and women stayed closely connected to their families and communities, in relationships characterised by mutual support and reciprocal obligations. Despite these aspects of continuity, however, older individuals' ability to maintain their autonomy, and the nature of the support available to them once they did fall into necessity declined significantly in the last decades of the century. As a result, old age was increasingly marginalised. Historical demographers, historical gerontologists, sociologists, social historians and women's historians will find this book essential reading.
The Cambridge Companion to Rousseau
Universally regarded as the greatest French political theorist and philosopher of education of the Enlightenment, and probably the greatest French social theorist tout court, Rousseau was an important forerunner of the French Revolution, though his thought was too nuanced and subtle ever to serve as mere ideology. This 2001 volume systematically surveys the full range of Rousseau's activities in politics and education, psychology, anthropology, religion, music and theater.
An Introduction to Catholicism
The Vatican. The Inquisition. Contraception. Celibacy. Apparitions and miracles. Plots and scandals. The Catholic Church is seldom out of the news. But what do its one billion adherents really believe, and how do they put their beliefs into practice in worship, the family, and society? This down-to-earth account goes back to the early Christian creeds to uncover the roots of modern Catholic thinking. It avoids getting bogged down in theological technicalities, and throws light on aspects of the Church's institutional structure and liturgical practice that even Catholics can find baffling: why go to confession? How are people made saints? What is 'infallible' about the Pope? Topics addressed include: • scripture and tradition • sacraments and prayer • popular piety • personal and social morality • reform, mission, and interreligious dialogue Lawrence Cunningham, a theologian, prize-winning writer and university teacher, provides an overview of Catholicism today which will be indispensable for undergraduates and lay study groups.
He is the Sun, She is the Moon
Renowned German social historian Heide Wunder refers to the cosmic image contained in the 1578 Book of Marital Discipline that characterizes the relationship between husband and wife. Today, "He is the sun, she is the moon" might be interpreted as a hierarchy of dominance and subordination. At the time it was used, however, sun and moon reflected the different but equal status of husband and wife. Wunder shows how the history of women and the history of gender relations can provide crucial insights into how societies organize themselves and provide resources for political action. She observes actual circumstances as well as the normative rules that were supposed to guide women's lives. We le...
Indian Merchants and Eurasian Trade, 1600-1750
In this remarkable 1994 work of comparative economic history, Stephen Dale studies the activities and economic significance of the Indian mercantile communities which traded in Iran, Central Asia and Russia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The author uses Russian sources, hitherto largely ignored, to show that these merchants represented part of the hegemonic trade diaspora of the Indian world economy, thus challenging the conventional interpretation of world economic history that European merchants overwhelmed their Asian counterparts in the early modern era. The book not only demonstrates the vitality of Indian mercantile capitalism, but also offers a unique insight into the social characteristics of an Indian expatriate trading community in the Volga-Caspian port of Astrakhan.
Judaism and the Doctrine of Creation
The topic of this book is 'creation'. It breaks down into discussions of two distinct, but interrelated, questions: what does the universe look like, and what is its origin? The opinions about creation considered by Norbert Samuelson come from the Hebrew scriptures, Greek philosophy, Jewish philosophy and contemporary physics. His perspective is Jewish, liberal and philosophical. It is 'Jewish' because the foundation of the discussion is biblical texts interpreted in the light of traditional rabbinic texts. It is 'philosophical' because the subject matter is important in both past and present philosophical texts, and to Jewish philosophy in particular. Finally, it is 'liberal' because the authorities consulted include heterodox as well as orthodox Jewish sources. The ensuing discussion leads to original conclusions about a diversity of topics, including the limits of human reason and religious faith, and the relevance of scientific models to religious doctrine.
