Modern European History
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Oswald Boelcke and Manfred von Richthofen represent two of the most well-known aviators of the First World War. Both men influenced the development of aviation technology and aerial warfare and had a profound impact on German popular... more
The period between the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century is one that witnessed the rise and spread of anti-Semitism throughout Europe. This paper attempts a historical analysis of the development of... more
collection of essays (foreword, 20 articles)
Introduction to a survey of a history of Montenegro.
REFERENCE: Předmluva, In: František Šístek, Dějiny Černé Hory, Praha: NLN 2017, pp. 1-21.
REFERENCE: Předmluva, In: František Šístek, Dějiny Černé Hory, Praha: NLN 2017, pp. 1-21.
The modern Olympic games are the greatest and most sacred international platform in which an athlete can compete. It is an even greater honor for a city to be chosen to host these games. During the Cold War years of 1979-1985, two summer... more
What happens to foreign politics when actors, things or processes are presented as threats? This book explains state’s international behavior based on a reflexive framework of insecurity politics. It argues that governments act on... more
This article explores the way in which wine came to be viewed as a quintessentially ‘Italian’ beverage among Italy's middle- and upper-class households during fascism's twenty years in power. Due to significant increases in wine... more
Man möchte es nicht glauben, doch ist all das Schreckliche, was Mächtige dieser Welt im Zeitraum von nur 100 Jahren angerichtet haben, nichts als nackte Realität. Die Autoren der „Gesichter des Bösen“ gelangen zu einem traurigen Schluss:... more
review of "Writing the Nation. National Historiographies and the Making of Nation States in 19th and 20th Century Europe": Vol.1: Ilaria Porciani/Lutz Raphael (Eds.), Atlas of European Historiography. The Making of a Profession... more
abstract: This article explores the political thought of a leading Italian intellectual after his conversion from Jacobinism to liberalism. It shows the extent to which Foscolo was abreast of the then contemporary debate on constitutional... more
The proximity of French territories such as Savoie, Nice and Corsica to the Italian border, and their histories as part of the Italian states, has resulted in the inevitable existence of Italian communities in these regions. Following... more
Peter Hayes’ Why?: Explaining the Holocaust gives a coherent and analytical account of the atrocities committed by the Nazis and their auxiliaries before and during the Second World War. What separates this book from many other scholarly... more
The term vegetarian, meant as the choice of a diet without meat, is not so old. In fact it was used only after the formation of the Vegetarian Society in Ramsgate in 1847, despite two earlier written quotations in 1839 and 1842. Anyway,... more
This essay is an extended review of Henry Kissinger´s book "World Order" published in 2014. It outlines Kissinger´s political thought based on "realistic" principles like balance of sovereignty, legitimacy and balance of power.... more
Πως λειτουργεί ο φασισμός Το βιβλίο του καθηγητή Φιλοσοφίας του Γιέιλ Jason Stanley έχει πολλές χρήσεις και λειτουργίες. Λειτουργεί σαν ένας ευσύνοπτος οδηγός των βημάτων τακτικής του φασιστικού φαινομένου για την εξάπλωση του και την... more
History writing can be perceived as one of the formative cornerstones of modern societies. What historians research and write yields the possibility of influencing a whole generation of people, especially since the late eighteenth... more
Crises of Empire offers a comprehensive and uniquely comparative analysis of the history of decolonization in the British, French and Dutch empires. By comparing the processes of decolonization across three of the major modern empires,... more
Η Ελληνική Επανάσταση αποσκοπούσε να διαταράξει την ακινησία που επεδίωκε η Ιερή Συμμαχία. Στόχευε να αναζωπυρώσει τους ανταγωνισμούς των Μεγάλων Δυνάμεων ή ακόμα και να προκαλέσει νέο ρωσο-τουρκικό πόλεμο προς αποδυνάμωση της Υψηλής... more
ΣΥΝΟΠΤΙΚΕΣ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΑΚΕΣ ΣΗΜΕΙΩΣΕΙΣ ΝΕΟΤΕΡΗΣ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ (ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΗΣ-Δ05Π04)
We modern kings are not like those of old; we are the first citizens of our Fatherland and, rather than sit immobile on a Throne, we guide nations along the path of progress 1 At the beginning of the twentieth century the political... more
Makary Górzyński, University of Warsaw THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY PUBLIC PARK IN KALISZ: A GARDEN OF CIVILIZATION The aim of this book is to provide a detailed historical reconstruction of the comprehensive, late nineteenth-century... more
L’articolo esplora la rete di relazioni politiche che si sviluppò intorno al democratico meridionale Casimiro De Lieto, dai primi scambi epistolari - nel 1833 - sino alle cospirazioni per la liberazione del Mezzogiorno del 1854-56.... more
Over the last two decades, the "new international order" of 1919 has grown into an expansive new area of research across multiple disciplines. With the League of Nations at its heart, the interwar settlement's innovations in international... more