Focusing on the re-unification of Germany, this text asks what happens when a political and economic system collapses overnight. It concentrates especially on how these changes have affected certain "border zones" of daily life - including social organization, gender and religio…
How do societies transitioning from oppressive to democratic rule hold accountable those citizens who contributed to maintaining injustice in the ancient regime by secretly denouncing fellow citizens? Is their public identification a way of fulfilling respect for those who suffe…
"How do societies transitioning from oppressive to democratic rule hold accountable those citizens who contributed to maintaining injustice in the ancient regime by secretly denouncing fellow citizens? Is their public identification a way of fulfilling respect for those who suff…
Traces the transformation of Soviet relations with West Germany from 1985 to 1990, while challenging views that Gorbachev caved into the West on German reunification. This book gives a full account of how Gorbachev actuated policy changes that helped transform postwar Europe.
"In The Collapse historian Mary Elise Sarotte shows that the opening of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, was not, as is commonly believed, the East German government's deliberate concession to outside influence. It was an accident. A carelessly worded memo written by mid-lev…
Die in diesem Heft versammelten Materialien ermöglichen die Behandlungen von Revolutionen als Längsschnitt im Geschichtsunterricht. Die Ausrichtung entspringt der Überzeugung, dass Schüler*innen über Längsschnittthemen eher angeregt werden, in größeren Zusammenhängen zu denken u…
Die in diesem Heft versammelten Materialien ermöglichen die Behandlungen von Revolutionen als Längsschnitt im Geschichtsunterricht. Die Ausrichtung entspringt der Überzeugung, dass Schüler*innen über Längsschnittthemen eher angeregt werden, in größeren Zusammenhängen zu denken u…
"The song dynasty (960-1279) has been characterized by its pre-eminent civil culture and military weakness. This ground-breaking work demonstrates that the civil dominance of the eleventh century was the product of a half-century of continuous warfare and ruthless political infi…
"The song dynasty (960-1279) has been characterized by its pre-eminent civil culture and military weakness. This ground-breaking work demonstrates that the civil dominance of the eleventh century was the product of a half-century of continuous warfare and ruthless political infi…
What does the unification of Germany really mean? In their stimulating exploration of that question, Andrei S. Markovits and Simon Reich sketch diametrically different interpretations that are frequently offered by commentators. One is that Germany, well aware of the Holocaust, …
What does the unification of Germany really mean? In their stimulating exploration of that question, Andrei S. Markovits and Simon Reich sketch diametrically different interpretations that are frequently offered by commentators. One is that Germany, well aware of the Holocaust, …