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Der in Passau lehrende Neuzeithistoriker Winfried Becker umgreift mit seinen zahlreichen Monographien, Aufsätzen und Vorträgen eine im Fach kaum mehr bekannte Breite der neueren und neuesten Geschichte von der FrÃ"hen Neuzeit bis zur jÃ"ngsten Zeitgeschichte. Anlässlich seines 65. Geburtstages widmen ihm SchÃ"ler, Kollegen und Freunde aus mehreren europäischen Ländern eine Sammlung von Beiträgen, die diesem Facettenreichtum Rechnung tragen und dabei die Schwerpunkte des wissenschaftlichen Werkes des Jubilars widerspiegeln wollen. In dem vorliegenden Band finden sich daher Studien zu staatlichen, parteipolitischen und religiösen Institutionen, zu den dahinter stehenden Protagonisten und Konzeptionen sowie zu den Prägekräften konfessionell-religiöser Faktoren auf Staat, Parteien und Verbände. Das thematische Spektrum der Untersuchungen erstreckt sich von der Reformations- geschichte und den Problemen frÃ"hneuzeitlicher Frömmigkeitspraktiken und Staatsbildungsprozesse Ã"ber Fragen nach dem Verhältnis von Staat, Kirchen und Konfessionen in der neueren und neuesten Zeit bis hin zur Entwicklungsgeschichte der âchristlichen Demokratie" im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert.
A pioneering exploration of the origins of German Christian Democracy in the context of 19th- and 20th-century politics and religion
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The Ambivalence of Identity examines nation-building in Austria and uses the Austrian experience to explore the conceptual foundations of nationhood. Traditionally, Hapsburg, Austria, has provided the background for these works. In the course of this study it should become clear that Republican Austria is as valuable in understanding national identity as its monarchic predecessor. Historical interpretations to Austrian nation-building gives the Austrian experience special relevance for the larger debate about the nature of history. Such aspects in the analysis of the post-war Austrian nation-building are the role of consciousness during the building process, the role of neighboring countries, and the role of World War II.
What did the Nazis inform the readership of their national newspaper about before 1933? How did they portray the origins and development of the Nazi Party and its specialist organisations at the micro and macro level before the Nazi seizure of power in 1933? What type of propaganda did the Nazis use before 1933 to secure support from specific elements of German society, such as the working class, the peasantry, the urban Mittelstand, and women? What were the main themes of Nazi propaganda projected in its official newspaper before 1933? This study provides the reader with a detailed insight into the content of the Völkischer Beobachter or 'Peoples' Observer', through the use of speeches, reports, articles and various other types of material taken from the Nazi Party's official national newspaper.
The European People's Party, the largest political party in Europe, has roots that run deep in history. Founded in 1976 as a Christian Democratic federation, the European People's Party is now a strong centre-right movement and a leading European political family. It has member parties in almost all European countries, and it is very well represented in the institutions of the European Union. This book tells the story of the European People's Party: why it was founded, how it is currently organised and what its guiding ideas, values and principles are. It gives an up-to-date account of the party's contribution to European integration, its work with its member parties and its central role in organising the centre-right in Europe. Above all, this book is for everyone who wants to know what a European-level political party looks like, how it is structured and how it acts.
Historians have long believed that Catholics were late and ambivalent supporters of the German nation. Rebecca Ayako Bennette’s bold new interpretation demonstrates definitively that from the beginning in 1871, when Wilhelm I was proclaimed Kaiser of a unified Germany, Catholics were actively promoting a German national identity for the new Reich.
Die Neuerscheinung: Dem "Kreisauer Kreis" war ein Hamburger Symposion gewidmet, dessen Ergebnisse in diesem Buch dokumentiert werden. Bekannte Quellen wurden erneut gesichtet, unter dem besonderen Gesichtspunkt: Wie haben sich die "Kreisauer" den Neubau Europas vorgestellt, nach dem sicher vorausgesehenen katastrophalen Ende des Unrechtsregimes? Bei allen drei Tagungen des Kreises und im Schriftwechsel zwischen den Mitgliedern spielte die Europäische Frage eine Rolle