Title:The Machine of State in Germany - The Case of Johann Heinrich Gottlob von Justi (1717-1771)
Author(s):NOKKALA, Ere PerttiDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The aim of this article is to explore the different uses of the state-machine metaphor in Germany during the 1750s and 1760s. It focuses on the debate around the ideal state and especially on the views of one central writer, ...
Title:Making Sense of Constitutional Monarchism in Post-Napoleonic France and Germany
Author(s):PRUTSCH, Markus J.Date:2012Type of Publication:BookAbstract:The collapse of the Napoleonic order in 1814 symbolised a victory over revolutionary principles, yet it was impossible to turn the clock back and negate the legacy of the Revolution and the Napoleonic age. Could monarchical ...
Title:Making Use of the Past: The role of historians in Baltic Sea Region building
Author(s):GRZECHNIK, MartaDate:2012Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:In this paper I analyze how the histories of the Baltic Sea region have been constructed and used in the post-Cold War period. After 1989, historians assumed the role of region-builders. Historical narratives were constructed ...
Title:Marco Polo y la Cruzada: Historia de la literatura de viajes a las Indias en el siglo XIV
Author(s):GARCIA ESPADA, AntonioDate:2009Type of Publication:BookAbstract:La aparición del libro de Marco Polo está relacionada con un renovado interés por la Cruzada, la posibilidad de establecer contacto con la retaguardia del Islam y la obtención así de la supremacía del Occidente latino sobre ...
Title:Market integration and convergence in the world wheat market, 1800-2000
Author(s):FEDERICO, Giovanni; PERSSON, Karl GunnarDate:2007Type of Publication:Contribution to bookAbstract:This paper argues that the conventional view which sees international transport costs reductions as the major force in price convergence cannot be upheld when the period under scrutiny is extended to the last two centuries. ...