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 ...