Title:'A Dangerous Man of the Enlightenment' : J.D. Åkerblad and Egiptology and Orientalism in times of revolutions
Author(s):THOMASSON, FredrikDate:2009Type of Publication:ThesisSeries/Report no.:EUI PhD thesesAbstract:I. The first part: The making of a diplomat and orientalist treats Åkerblad’s education, his initial diplomatic career and travels in East. The aim has been to give a broad background of what influenced both his political ...
Title:Das deutsche Kaiserreich in der Kontroverse
Author(s):MÜLLER, Sven Oliver; TORP, CorneliusDate:2009Type of Publication:BookAbstract:Ausgewiesene Experten geben einen Überblick über den aktuellen internationalen Forschungsstand zum Deutschen Kaiserreich und werfen neue, richtungweisende Fragen auf. Der Band liefert einen wichtigen Beitrag zu den anhaltenden ...
Title:Dead Men Working: Time and Space in London's ('Illegal') Migrant Economy
Author(s):AHMAD, Ali NobilDate:2008Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article explores human smuggling's consequences through a study of London's Pakistani immigrant economy, paying particular attention to the labour process and its experiential dimensions. The latter are unpacked in ...
Title:Decentring the German Spirit: The Weimar Republic’s cultural relations with Latin America
Author(s):GOEBEL, Thomas MichaelDate:2009-01-01Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This article analyses the Weimar Republic's cultural relations with Latin America. Based on diplomatic correspondence and the writings of Latin American intellectuals who visited Weimar Germany, the article combines an ...