Katja Naumann
Publisher
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Der "Westen" gehört zu den bedeutendsten Begriffen des internationalen politischen Vokabulars im 20. Jahrhundert. An der langen Jahrhundertwende wurde er in Europa und den USA in markanter Weise geprägt: als Begriff der kolonialen Zivilisierungsmission und als Gegenpart zu einem mit dem russischen Autokratismus assoziierten "Osten". Im "Westen" verorteten die imperialen Großmächte ihre angeblich überlegene "Zivilisation"; mit ihrer proklamierten...
Publisher
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
The book opens new perspectives on the global Cold War by looking at social and economic planning. Despite the rival visions of the world that they put forward, social regulating ideas and practices were also at the core of a common project of modernity. This volume will show how social and economic knowledge circulated globally and how it was reinterpreted and appropriated in various national and local contexts.
The idea of planning economy and...
Publisher
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
This volume addresses the question of how authors narrate the history of global connections, transnational cultural contact, colonialism, migration, economic globalization, and knowledge transfer. How do they differentiate their representations from those of other historical disciplines? Do they utilize different narratives and concepts? What specific problems do they face?
Während sich Globalhistorikerinnen und -historiker bereits intensiv damit...
Publisher
De Gruyter Oldenbourg
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Transregional connections play a fundamental role in the history of East-Central Europe. This volume explores this connectivity by showing how people from eastern and central parts of Europe have positioned themselves within global processes while, in turn, also shaping them. The contributions examine different fields of action such as economy, arts, international regulations and law, development aid, and migration, focusing on the period between...
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
This book is the long awaited third volume in a series that provides a comprehensive comparative history of the humanities. This installment turns to the modern period, from 1850 to 2000, bringing together specialists in philology, musicology, art history, linguistics, archaeology, and literary theory to explore the intertwining nature of these various disciplines, and how together they make up the broader investigative project of the humanities.