Die Debatte um den Beitritt der Turkei geht nicht nur um die Turkei selbst, sondern vor allem um den Charakter der EU. Wie man auf die Turkei antwortet, gibt klare Auskunft daruber, was Europa ist oder sein soll. Diese Analyse typologisiert und dokumentiert die verschiedenen Argumentationslinien der Diskussionsteilnehmer in Westeuropa. Der Begriffskampf um Europa, der sich im Thema Turkei zuspitzt, wird anhand von Tageszeitungen aus Deutschland, Frankreich, Grossbritannien und Italien untersucht. Dabei wird offensichtlich, wie stark die nationale Perspektive bei der Diskussion...
Die Debatte um den Beitritt der Turkei geht nicht nur um die Turkei selbst, sondern vor allem um den Charakter der EU. Wie man auf die Turkei antworte...
Early in his career, Adolf Hitler took inspiration from Benito Mussolini, his senior colleague in fascism--this fact is widely known. But an equally important role model for Hitler and the Nazis has been almost entirely neglected: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey. Stefan Ihrig's compelling presentation of this untold story promises to rewrite our understanding of the roots of Nazi ideology and strategy.
Hitler was deeply interested in Turkish affairs after 1919. He not only admired but also sought to imitate Ataturk's radical construction of a new nation from the...
Early in his career, Adolf Hitler took inspiration from Benito Mussolini, his senior colleague in fascism--this fact is widely known. But an equall...
The Armenian Genocide and the Nazi Holocaust are often thought to be separated by a large distance in time and space. But Stefan Ihrig shows that they were much more connected than previously thought. Bismarck and then Wilhelm II staked their foreign policy on close relations with a stable Ottoman Empire. To the extent that the Armenians were restless under Ottoman rule, they were a problem for Germany too. From the 1890s onward Germany became accustomed to excusing violence against Armenians, even accepting it as a foreign policy necessity. For many Germans, the Armenians represented an...
The Armenian Genocide and the Nazi Holocaust are often thought to be separated by a large distance in time and space. But Stefan Ihrig shows that t...
