Kategoria BISAC: History >> Historiography

This book traces the development of Chinese civilization, features ideological culture and spiritual civilization. In terms of political, spiritual, economic and technological civilizations, it shows the history of the exchanges and interactions between the Chinese civilization and others, the glorious history of Chinese civilization and its modern factors, the internal impetus behind the development of the Chinese civilization and the unique characters and global significance of the new form of human civilization. It was written for those who are interested in Chinese culture, history...

This book presents ground-breaking research into the 'Merker affair,' a series of events that took place in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in the early 1950s, which saw Paul Merker, a member of the ruling party's 'Politburo,' become ensnared in the agent hysteria of the period. He was ultimately deposed, arrested, and convicted on charges of espionage. However, the cultural significance of this affair goes far beyond the history of the early Cold War; it has become the definitive symbol of alleged antisemitism in the GDR. The narrative complex of an antisemitic GDR has in...

​This book explores the intersections of affect, memory and privilege among Bogota’s upper middle class. Combining approaches from memory studies, anthropology, feminist and affect theory, this work is concerned with the implications for the present and potential futures contained in affective encounters. It is structured along four affects describing the social, spatial, historical and political aspects of ‘being affected’ by the Colombian conflict. After showing how the Colombian conflict is rooted in specific affective relationships to land, disappointment and crushed hopes in...