This volume combines vivid descriptions of various public celebrations with a sophisticated methodological and theoretical approach.
In this volume, one result of UNESCO's project Memory of Peoples: The Slave Route, scholars and thinkers from Africa, the Americas, Europe, and the... Læs mere
"Crossing Boundaries" - these two words serve not only as the leitmotiv around which the following collection of... Læs mere
Ignaz Maybaum (1897-1976) is widely recognized as one of the foremost Jewish theologians of the post-Holocaust era. Although he is mentioned in most treatments of post-Holocaust Jewish theology, his works are out of print and are only accessible to a small readership.
Based on field research carried out over two decades, the author surveys the development of the anthropology of tourism and its significance. He suggests that rather than destroying cultures, tourism actually encourages the development of new cultural forms.
In this book, European scholars from Russia to Britain have come together in an effort to determine the causes of this resurgence of rightist and anti-democratic ideologies.
The opening of various personal and party archives over the past few years has now made the entire Adenauer era accessible for... Læs mere
This book offers a comprehensive and critical overview on how this concept is currently used and how it relates to memory and constructions of historical meaning.
Eight internationally-known social historians from Europe and Israel offer an overview of some key themes in European... Læs mere