This detailed account of academic networking in European educational centers highlights the fruitfulness of travel in order to gain a clearer understanding of how to advance one's culture.
In 1994, the Pacific island village of Matupit was partially destroyed by a volcanic eruption. This study focuses on the subsequent reconstruction and contests over the morality of exchanges that are generative of new forms of social stratification.
Some of the most exciting and innovative work in the humanities is occurring at the intersection of intellectual history and critical theory. This volume includes work from some of the most prominent contemporary scholars in the humanities.
Recent years have witnessed a significant growth of interest in the consequences of political violence and displacement for the young.... Læs mere
The conditions for non-EU migrant workers to gain legal entry to Britain, France, and Germany are at the same time similar and quite different. To explain this variation this book compares the fine-grained legal categories for migrant workers in each country.
Making use of the literature on national reconciliation and narrative psychology theory, this book examines the fight over... Læs mere
First comprehensive study of Viennese Jewish literature from the 19th century to the present Interdisciplinary approach to history and literature
Based on interviews and materials in the archives of the SED Examines the interaction between several minority groups and the state and party bodies of the East German dictatorship Uses the study of minority groups to illustrate the limits of the East German dictatorship
This collection of one-hundred texts features tales of adventure, travel reports, novellas, memoirs, letters, poetry, drama, screenplays,... Læs mere
During the 1990s, Naples' left-wing administration sought to tackle the city's infamous reputation of being poor, crime-ridden, chaotic and... Læs mere
Botswana has been portrayed as a major case of exception in Africa - as an oasis of peace and harmony... Læs mere
Massacres and mass killings have always marked if not shaped the history of the world and as such are subjects of increasing... Læs mere