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Geschichte als Politik
Die langen Schatten der Geschichte liegen bis heute über den politischen Beziehungen zwischen Deutschland und Polen. Entsprechend haben sich Generationen von Berufshistorikern beidseits der Grenze politische Anliegen zu eigen gemacht. Ihr bisweilen dezidiertes Engagement reichte vom Kampf um die Versailler Grenze in der Zwischenkriegszeit bis zum Projekt der deutsch-polnischen Aussöhnung in den Siebzigerjahren. Geschichte als Politik verfolgt den Gegenstand über ein halbes Jahrhundert durch unterschiedlichste politische Konstellationen und deckt dabei erstaunliche Kontinuitäten und Brüche auf. Die Studie versteht sich als politische Geschichte der Geschichtsschreibung, die nicht nur vertiefte Einsichten in die deutsch-polnische Beziehungsgeschichte vermitteln möchte, sondern auch der Frage nach der politischen Bedingtheit und Wirksamkeit von Geschichtsschreibung nachgehen will.
The Holocaust
This book details the history of the Jews, their two-millennia-old struggle with a larger Christian world, and the historical anti-Semitism that created the environment that helped pave the way for the Holocaust. It helps students develop the interpretative skills in the fields of history and law.
The Naturalized Jews of the Grand Duchy of Posen in 1834 and 1835
A list of 5,173 persons living in the Grand Duchy of Posen providing information including their name, town of residence, occupation and additional commentary.
History of Language
It is tempting to take the tremendous rate of contemporary linguistic change for granted. What is required, in fact, is a radical reinterpretation of what language is. Steven Roger Fischer begins his book with an examination of the modes of communication used by dolphins, birds and primates as the first contexts in which the concept of "language" might be applied. As he charts the history of language from the times of Homo erectus, Neanderthal humans and Homo sapiens through to the nineteenth century, when the science of linguistics was developed, Fischer analyses the emergence of language as a science and its development as a written form. He considers the rise of pidgin, creole, jargon and slang, as well as the effects radio and television, propaganda, advertising and the media are having on language today. Looking to the future, he shows how electronic media will continue to reshape and re-invent the ways in which we communicate. "[a] delightful and unexpectedly accessible book ... a virtuoso tour of the linguistic world."—The Economist "... few who read this remarkable study will regard language in quite the same way again."—The Good Book Guide
Preserving the Legacy of German Jewry
Founded in May 1955 in Jerusalem by German-Jewish intellectuals who had survived the Holocaust - among them Martin Buber, Ernst Simon, Gershom Scholem, and Robert Weltsch - the Leo Baeck Institute of Jews from Germany (LBI) has been engaged in preserving the legacy of German Jewry by collecting material, doing research, and presenting historical narratives. Published on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of its founding, the present volume is the first to reconstruct the LBI's fascinating history, from its beginnings as a memorial community of surviving German Jews to its present status as an internationally renowned research institute. The authors are social and cultural historians from various countries, the majority of whom are not directly affiliated with the LBI.Der anfangliche Plan einer 'Gesamtgeschichte des deutschen Judentum' ist mittlerweile einer uberaus vielfaltigen und lebendigen Forschung gewichen, und das LBI selbst, wie dieser gelungene, material- und aufschlussreiche Band zeigt, selbst Gegenstand seiner Historisierung geworden.Michael Wildt in Werkstatt Geschichte Heft 45 (2007), S. 130
The Politics of Ethnicity in Central Europe
This volume deals with the politics of ethnicity in East-Central Europe. The major part of the book focuses on the nature of identity and inter-ethnic relations in the Central European region of Silesia. Although Silesia is terra incognito to most of the English speaking world, for centuries it has been contested by German, Polish, Czech, Prussian and Austrian elites. These essays attempt to elucidate the issues revolved and counter stereotypical images of the region.
Genealogical Resources in New York
Updating the earlier, Genealogical Resources in the New York Metropolitan Area, this volume describes genealogical repositories in all of New York's five boroughs with an emphasis on Jewish sources.
