Open Access Books

The Place to Be? Mit der Kamera in der Exilmetropole New York Mit dem Machtantritt der Nationalsozialisten etablierte sich New York als Ankunftsstadt für deutschsprachige Fotograf*innen, denen die Flucht aus Europa gelang. Die Fotografie als Medium befand sich zu dieser Zeit in einem Umbruch, unter anderem durch das Bemühen, sie als Kunstform zu etablieren. Die Exilant*innen wiederum brachten unterschiedliche Ausbildungen, Kameratypen und Emigrationsverläufe mit. Manche waren schon professionell tätig gewesen, andere mussten ihre erlernten Berufe aufgeben und erwarben sich autodidaktisch fotografische Kompetenzen. So unterschieden sich auch ihre künstlerischen Strategien im New Yorker Exil. Die Kamera diente als Medium, sich mit der Metropole auseinanderzusetzen, die Emigrationserfahrung zu reflektieren, Netzwerke aufzubauen und schlicht ökonomisch zu überleben. Um die komplexen Zusammenhänge von Fotografie und Exil im Kontext der Metropole New York umfassend zu analysieren, nimmt Helene Roth die kreativen Leistungen und heterogenen Perspektiven, aber auch die Niederlagen und Rückschläge emigrierter Fotograf*innen näher in den Blick. Aus einer transnationalen Sicht betrachtet sie die soziokulturellen, politischen sowie künstlerischen Entwicklungen während der 1930er- und 1940er-Jahre.

The Augustenburg Duke's lineage (house) rose in the 17th century as a side line of the Princely House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. It expired in 1931 in male line. Dept. (Abt.) 22 comprises the Ducal-Augustenburg House Archives (Primkenauer Archive) and the archives of the family branch of the Ducal house residing in Gut Noer. The period of existence extends from the 17th to the 20th century, with a focus on the 19th century. Particularly noteworthy is the extraordinarily important archive material from the period of Schleswig-Holstein's political history, especially concerning foreign and military affairs. In addition, Abbot 22 also contains the archives of the Ducal Government of Schleswig-Holstein (1863-1866). A common register of places, subjects and persons completes this book.

In Gender Violence and the Transnational Politics of the Honor Crime, Dana M. Olwan examines how certain forms of violence become known, recognized, and contested across multiple geopolitical contexts—looking specifically at a particular form of gender-based violence known as the “honor crime” and tracing how a range of legal, political, and literary texts inform normative and critical understandings of this term. Although studies now acknowledge the complicated mobilizations of honor crime discourses, the ways in which these discourses move across different geographies and contexts remain relatively unexplored. This book fills that void by providing a transnational feminist examination of the disparate yet interconnected sites of the US, Canada, Jordan, and Palestine, showing how the concept travels across nations and is deployed to promote hegemonic agendas.

Giuseppe Francesco Meyranesio (1729-1793) is well known for the ancient and medieval texts he produced and disseminated, the falsity of which has been widely proved. This essay aims to reread his story from another point of view, namely the network of relationships and correspondents set up by Meyranesio, a network that allows us to understand the reasons for his forgeries, which were an attempt – substantially successful – to build a good reputation in front of the main subalpine scholars, but also – and here Meyranesio failed – to obtain a benefit that freed him from pastoral tasks and allowed him to devote himself full time to study.

Situated at the disciplinary boundary between prehistory and history, this book presents a new synthesis of Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Greece, from the rise and fall of Mycenaean civilization to the emergence of city-states in the Archaic period. These centuries saw the growth and decline of varied political systems and the development of networks across local, regional, and Mediterranean scales. As a groundbreaking study of landscape, interaction, and sociopolitical change, Societies in Transition in Early Greece systematically bridges the divide between the Mycenaean period and the Archaic Greek world to shed new light on an often-overlooked period of world history. “This book reconfigures our understanding of early Greece on a regional level, beyond Mycenaean ‘palaces’ and across temporal boundaries. Alex Knodell’s sophisticated arguments enable a fresh reading of the emergence of early Greek polities, revealing the microregions that put to the test overarching ‘Mediterranean’ models. His detailed study makes a convincing return to a comparative framework, integrating a ‘small world’ network and its trajectory with the larger picture of ancient complex societies.” SARAH MORRIS, Steinmetz Professor of Classical Archaeology and Material Culture, University of California, Los Angeles “A comprehensive, thoughtful treatment of the time period before the crystallization of the ancient Greek city states.” WILLIAM A. PARKINSON, Curator and Professor, The Field Museum and University of Illinois at Chicago “An important and must-read account. The strength of this book lies in its close analysis of the important different regional characteristics and evolutionary trajectories of Greece as it transforms into the Archaic and, later, the Classical world.” DAVID B. SMALL, author Ancient Greece: Social Structure and Evolution

Religion in a pluralistic society can play a dual role with regard to conflict. It can promote either violence or peace. Religion and Conflict Attribution examines the causes of interreligious conflict as perceived by Christian, Muslim and Hindu college students in Tamil Nadu, India. Readership: Academic institutions, researchers, post-graduate students and religious authorities interested in the scientific study of religion. The findings are of specific relevance to educationalists dealing with interreligious and intercultural issues.

Prussia and Austria: A Complex Rivalry on the European Stage (1740-1815) examines the long-standing competition between Prussia and Austria within the Holy Roman Empire during the 18th and early 19th centuries. This rivalry, marked by military conflicts, diplomatic maneuvers, and ideological contrasts, shaped the political landscape of Central Europe. The book explores how both states developed distinct military, financial, and administrative strategies in response to their competition. It also highlights the broader European implications of their struggle, including their alliances and interactions with other major powers. From the War of Austrian Succession to the Napoleonic Wars, Prussia and Austria continuously redefined their positions, leading to significant reforms and innovations in governance. By analyzing these historical dynamics, the book provides a nuanced understanding of how Prussia and Austria influenced the political and military transformations of Europe between 1740 and 1815.

Ethics for Apocalyptic Times is about the role literature can play in helping readers cope with our present-day crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and the shift toward fascism in global politics. Using the lens of Mennonite literature and their own personal experience as a culturally Mennonite, queer, Latinx person, Daniel Shank Cruz investigates the age-old question of what literature’s role in society should be, and argues that when we read literature theapoetically , we can glean a relational ethic that teaches us how to act in our difficult times. In this book, Cruz theorizes theapoetics—a feminist reading strategy that reveals the Divine via literature based on lived experiences—and extends the concept to show how it is queer, decolonial, and equally applicable to secular and religious discourse. Cruz’s analysis focuses on Mennonite literature—including Sofia Samatar’s short story collection Tender and Miriam Toews’s novel Women Talking —but also examines a non-Mennonite text, Samuel R. Delany’s novel The Mad Man , alongside practices of haiku and tarot, to show how reading theapoetically is transferable to other literary traditions. Weaving together close reading and personal narrative, this pathbreaking book makes a significant and original contribution to the field of Mennonite literary studies. Cruz’s arguments will also be appreciated by literary scholars interested in queer theory and the role of literature in society.

Through narrative interviews with younger adults and their parents , this paper explores how the housing transitions of younger adults, both within the rental sector and into homeownership, are shaped through intergenerational intra-family support in Germany’s society of renters. Our fi ndings highlight the profound qualitative diff erences between regular transfers for establishing and retaining residential independence in the rental sector and inter vivos gifts for house purchase. Where the former support type is given and taken unconditionally, transfers for house purchase follow a diff erent logic and carry diff erent meanings. Being a necessary condition for property acquisition at young age, they have the power to completely rebalance family relations and undermine younger adults’ autonomy accordingly. In an aggregate perspective, our study further suggests increasing socio-spatial inequalities within the younger generation which run along both class and spatial origin, sharply dividing the housing market opportunities of ‘original Berliners’ and those who have moved to the city from more affl uent regions in Germany.

The exploration of Armenian art began in the 19th century thanks to French, Russian, German, Finnish, Austrian and Armenian art historians, and continued in the 20th century mainly with Russian, Armenian, Ukrainian, American and Italian scholars. Thanks to them, the general public, not just researchers, had the chance to discover the artistic heritage of a territory extending beyond the borders of present-day Armenia, and encompassing an area defined as Subcaucasia, a term by which is meant the territory that runs from the Southern Caucasus into the Iranian and Anatolian highlands. Interest in Armenian art, from illuminated manuscripts to khachkars and architecture, has grown in the last twenty years, giving these testimonies a global dimension. The volume illustrates the characteristics, themes and methods of the various research paths emerging from the different historiographical traditions, thus tracing a map that helps to orient oneself among the artistic and cultural phenomena of this complex territory, providing different keys to understanding them and useful reasoning for future scientific investigations.

The upcoming reform of the law of alimony was subject of the 5th Goettinger Workshop for Family Law on October 9, 2006. This volume allocates the papers of this workshop, including a general view of the conception and the aims of the reform (Gerhard Hohloch) and a legal comparison between German and French divorce law (Thomas Gergen).

Bullying affects children's well-being, academic success, and social development. This practical handbook equips teachers and parents with the knowledge, skills, and strategies they need to help prevent and address bullying in schools. The book offers an evidence-based, structured approach to help teachers recognize, intervene in, and prevent bullying behaviors. Developed from an Erasmus project involving a consortium of schools, universities, and social organisations, the book shows how schools can create a safer, more inclusive environment where students feel protected and supported. Chapters combine theory, pedagogical strategies, real-life scenarios, and hands-on activities and are designed for flexible implementation either through self-study or as part of guided professional development. Chapters cover: • Understanding the causes of bullying – unpacking the psychological, social, and environmental factors that contribute to bullying behaviours. • Enhancing classroom management – establishing positive discipline strategies and creating a safe classroom environment. • Improving teacher–student relationships – strengthening communication and emotional accessibility between teachers and students to build trust and encourage open discussions. • Developing effective intervention strategies – how to identify, respond to, and prevent bullying incidents, ensuring early intervention and support for all students involved. • Collaborating with parents and communities – encouraging cooperation between educators, parents, and communities to create a unified anti-bullying framework in schools. • Supporting student resilience – teaching students social-emotional learning (SEL) skills that promote self-confidence, healthy peer interactions, and constructive conflict resolution. Providing readers with a solid understanding of bullying and a wide range of actionable and easy-to-implement strategies to improve school climate and student well-being, this is essential reading for teachers and school leaders.

A PDF version of this book is available for free in Open Access at www.tandfebooks.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. The sequencing of the entire human genome has opened up unprecedented possibilities for healthcare, but also ethical and social dilemmas about how these can be achieved, particularly in developing countries. UNESCO’s Bioethics Programme was established to address such issues in 1993. Since then, it has adopted three declarations on human genetics and bioethics (1997, 2003 and 2005), set up numerous training programmes around the world and debated the need for an international convention on human reproductive cloning. Negotiating Bioethics presents Langlois' research on the negotiation and implementation of the three declarations and the human cloning debate, based on fieldwork carried out in Kenya, South Africa, France and the UK, among policy-makers, geneticists, ethicists, civil society representatives and industry professionals. The book examines whether the UNESCO Bioethics Programme is an effective forum for (a) decision-making on bioethics issues and (b) ensuring ethical practice. Considering two different aspects of the UNESCO Bioethics Programme – deliberation and implementation – at international and national levels, Langlois explores: how relations between developed and developing countries can be made more equal who should be involved in global level decision-making and how this should proceed how overlap between initiatives can be avoided what can be done to improve the implementation of international norms by sovereign states how far universal norms can be contextualized what impact the efficacy of national level governance has at international level

It is a well-known fact both among scholars of propaganda and disinformation, and among political leaders that Sputnik and RT are using their news coverage for disinformation purposes to harm Western and European societies. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which enhanced the security threat by disinformation, the EU decided to ban these two media. Against this backdrop, the study asks what the disinformation about Sweden in Sputnik and RT looked like prior to the ban (It should be noted that both channels still publish news for a European audience by way of VPN and other pathways.) It is done by way of a narrative approach, which means that the analyses seek to trace what stories that were told and how. The study thus analyzes the narrative logic of propaganda and disinformation narratives promulgated by Russian state-sponsored media platforms Sputnik and RT, and aim to show how these media have sought to denigrate Sweden. This is an open access book.

This book brings together the most recent research on the influence of St Birgitta and the Birgittines in late medieval Finland. The Naantali monastery was a place of cult and teaching where both the mystical and practical aspects Birgittine learning were taught to the nuns through the reading aloud of religious texts, but also preached to laypeople by Birgittine brethren. It was also a place where nuns prayed daily for the souls that were in the Purgatory. For the sake of this service, the monastery received generous donations of land, images, and liturgical objects from the wealthy members of the local communities. On feast days, laypeople could witness solemn processions with holy images and relics and hear the nuns singing the officium of St Birgitta. From Naantali, the Birgittine spiritual, literary, musical, and visual heritage reached to the entire Turku Diocese. In this book, these phenomena are analysed from the perspectives of lived religion, senses and emotions, materiality, and fragmentation.