"The town hall or city hall as a place of local governance is historically related to the founding of cities in medieval Europe. As the space of representative civic authority it aimed to set the terms of public space and engagement with the citizenry. In subsequent centuries, a…
"The town hall or city hall as a place of local governance is historically related to the founding of cities in medieval Europe. As the space of representative civic authority it aimed to set the terms of public space and engagement with the citizenry. In subsequent centuries, a…
Bürgerlichkeit als Selbstverständnis und Lebenshaltung sind im Deutschland des 21. Jahrhunderts allgegenwärtig, und mit dem Phänomen bleibt auch der Reiz, sich dem Bürgertum und der Bürgerlichkeit in historischer Perspektive stets von Neuem anzunähern: Untersucht werden in diese…
Zwischen Stadt, Staat und Nation
Scholars have pointed to the decline of the middle class since the end of the 19th century. Andreas Schulz views middle class life as being a model of stability that still retains its power of identification, and offers support to those who regard themselves as members of the mi…
"The complex and hard-fought movement for political freedom in India coincided with the rise of a wealthy capitalist class of Indian industrialists who had profited under British rule. By 1947, these prominent businessmen had forged a partnership with the socialist-led Indian Na…