Cultural Heritage Of East Central Europe

Author : Wojciech Roszkowski
Publisher : Instytut Studiów Politycznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Instytut Jagielloński
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9788364091551

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Cultural Heritage of East Central Europe by Wojciech Roszkowski Pdf

The concept of ‘culture’ is a relatively modern invention. It stems from the Latin term cultura meaning cultivation. Cicero was the first to use this word in a non-agricultural context. In his Tusculanae Disputationes he reflected on the ‘cultivation of the soul’ (cultura animi). Later this term was rarely used in this sense but as of the 17th century more and more authors considered culture an intellectual and not an agricultural phenomenon. Samuel Pufendorf (1632–1694) described culture as a vehicle overcoming natural barbarism. He was followed by German philosophers of culture. Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803) argued that human creativity was as important as human rationality and called attention to national cultures. The works of German romantic philosophers were mainly focused on the specificity of the German culture, a factor that was to unite divided German statehoods. At the same time, however, Herder and his followers noticed other national cultures, including first of all those of East and Central Europe. It is therefore noteworthy that the early philosophical reflection on culture was closely connected with the specific traditions of East and Central Europeans.

Author : Marcel Cornis-Pope,John Neubauer
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2004-05-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789027295538

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History of the Literary Cultures of East-Central Europe by Marcel Cornis-Pope,John Neubauer Pdf

National literary histories based on internally homogeneous native traditions have significantly contributed to the construction of national identities, especially in multicultural East-Central Europe, the region between the German and Russian hegemonic cultural powers stretching from the Baltic states to the Balkans. History of the Literary Cultures of East-Central Europe, which covers the last two hundred years, reconceptualizes these literary traditions by de-emphasizing the national myths and by highlighting analogies and points of contact, as well as hybrid and marginal phenomena that traditional national histories have ignored or deliberately suppressed. The four volumes of the History configure the literatures from five angles: (1) key political events, (2) literary periods and genres, (3) cities and regions, (4) literary institutions, and (5) real and imaginary figures. The first volume, which includes the first two of these dimensions, is a collaborative effort of more than fifty contributors from Eastern and Western Europe, the US, and Canada.The four volumes of the History comprise the first volume in the new subseries on Literary Cultures.

Author : Irina Livezeanu,Arpad von Klimo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351863421

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The Routledge History of East Central Europe since 1700 by Irina Livezeanu,Arpad von Klimo Pdf

Covering territory from Russia in the east to Germany and Austria in the west, The Routledge History of East Central Europe since 1700 explores the origins and evolution of modernity in this turbulent region. This book applies fresh critical approaches to major historical controversies and debates, expanding the study of a region that has experienced persistent and profound change and yet has long been dominated by narrowly nationalist interpretations. Written by an international team of contributors that reflects the increasing globalization and pluralism of East Central European studies, chapters discuss key themes such as economic development, the relationship between religion and ethnicity, the intersection between culture and imperial, national, wartime, and revolutionary political agendas, migration, women’s and gender history, ideologies and political movements, the legacy of communism, and the ways in which various states in East Central Europe deployed and were formed by the politics of memory and commemoration. This book uses new methodologies in order to fundamentally reshape perspectives on the development of East Central Europe over the past three centuries. Transnational and comparative in approach, this volume presents the latest research on the social, cultural, political and economic history of modern East Central Europe, providing an analytical and comprehensive overview for all students of this region.

Author : Matthew Rampley
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781843837060

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Heritage, Ideology, and Identity in Central and Eastern Europe by Matthew Rampley Pdf

Essays looking at heritage practices and the construction of the past, along with how they can be used to build a national identity. The preservation of architectural monuments has played a key role in the formation of national identities from the nineteenth century to the present. The task of maintaining the collective memories and ideas of a shared heritage often focused on the historic built environment as the most visible sign of a link with the past. The meaning of such monuments and sites has, however, often been the subject of keen dispute: whose heritage is being commemorated, by whom and for whom? The answers to such questions are not always straightforward, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, the recent history of which has been characterized by territorial disputes, the large-scale movement of peoples, and cultural dispossession. This volume considers the dilemmas presented by the recent and complex histories of European states such as Germany, Greece, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. Examining the effect ofthe destruction of buildings by war, the loss of territories, or the "unwanted" built heritage of the Communist and Nazi regimes, the contributors examine how architectural and urban sites have been created, destroyed, or transformed, in the attempt to make visible a national heritage. Matthew Rampley is Professor of History of Art at the University of Birmingham. Contributors: Matthew Rampley, Juliet Kinchin, Paul Stirton, SusanneJaeger, Arnold Bartetzky, Jacek Friedrich, Tania Vladova, George Karatzas, Riitta Oittinen

Author : Jerzy Kłoczowski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015037419523

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East Central Europe in the Historiography of the Countries of the Region by Jerzy Kłoczowski Pdf

Author : Robert Pyrah
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351193412

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Re-contextualising East Central European History by Robert Pyrah Pdf

"Twenty years after the fall of Communism, scholarship on East-Central Europe has adopted mainstream western methodologies, but remains preoccupied with a narrow range of themes. Nationalism, identity, fin- de-siecle art and culture, and revisionist historiography dominate the field to the detriment of other subjects. Using a variety of lenses - literary, political, linguistic, medical - the authors address a conspectus of original themes, including Jewish literary life in interwar Romania; the Galician 'Alphabet War'; and Saxon eugenics in Transylvania. These case studies transcend their East-Central European context by engaging with conceptually broad questions. This volume additionally contains a comprehensive Introduction and topical Bibliography of use to students and teachers, resulting in one of the most creative collections of studies dealing with East-Central Europe to date. This volume has its roots in an interdisciplinary seminar at the University of Oxford, bringing together emerging and established scholars, with the explicit aim of broadening the study of this region, its history and culture beyond the established paradigms. Robert Pyrah is a Research Fellow at St Antony's College and an authority on theatre and cultural politics in Austria and post- Habsburg central Europe; Marius Turda is founder of the International Working Group on the History of Race and Eugenics based at Oxford Brookes University."

Author : Balázs Trencsényi,Maciej Janowski,Monika Baár,Maria Falina,Michal Kopeček
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780198737148

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A History of Modern Political Thought in East Central Europe by Balázs Trencsényi,Maciej Janowski,Monika Baár,Maria Falina,Michal Kopeček Pdf

This is a two-volume project, authored by an international team of researchers, and offering a synthetic overview of the history of modern political thought in East Central Europe. Covering twenty national cultures and languages, the ensuing work goes beyond the conventional nation-centred narrative and offers a novel vision especially sensitive to the cross-cultural entanglement of discourses.

Author : Eszter Gantner,Corinne Geering,Paul Vickers
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781805393795

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Heritage under Socialism by Eszter Gantner,Corinne Geering,Paul Vickers Pdf

How was heritage understood and implemented in European socialist states after World War II? By exploring national and regional specificities within the broader context of internationalization, this volume enriches the conceptual, methodological and empirical scope of heritage studies through a series of fascinating case studies. Its transnational approach highlights the socialist world’s diverse interpretations of heritage and the ways in which they have shaped the trajectories of present-day preservation practices.

Author : Irina Livezeanu,Árpád von Klimó
Publisher : Routledge Histories
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 0415584337

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The Routledge History of East Central Europe Since 1700 by Irina Livezeanu,Árpád von Klimó Pdf

The Routledge History of East Central Europe focuses on the origins and evolution of modernity in the region between Russia to the east, and Germany and Austria to the west. Starting withthe chronological marker of 1700,the book focuses on the origins and evolution of modernity in the region between Russia to the east, and Germany and Austria to the west. As a collective volume it brings together a team of both young and established European and American historians working with new methodological and transnational perspectives, creating a landmark text that presents the very latest in historiography on modern East Central Europe. Fresh critical approaches are applied to major historical controversies and debates, opening out the field of study of a region that has experienced relentless and profound political, economic and social change, and yet has long been dominated by more narrow, mostly political and national historical interpretations. Individual chapters take broad themes such as 'Ideas and Culture', 'Religion & Ethnicity' and 'Political Ideas & Movements' and provide readers with the latest research in order to fundamentally reshape perspectives and encourage further comparative and transnational studies of East Central Europe.

Author : Piotr Stefan Wandycz
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Europe, Central
ISBN : 9780415254915

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The Price of Freedom by Piotr Stefan Wandycz Pdf

The Price of Freedom surveys and explains the fascinating and intricate history of East Central Europe - the present day countries of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Taking a thematic approach, the author explores such issues and controversies as the tension between the industrial developed West and the agrarian East Central Europe, the rise of modern nationalism, democracy and authoritarianism and Communism. While the countries of East Central Europe have differed dramatically from one another, the author asserts that they have been bound by a certain community of fate. These comparisons are traced through the Middle Ages and the Early Modern era to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This exploration reveals that it is no accident that the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland were the first among the former Soviet bloc nations to be admitted to NATO, and are likely to become the first members of the expanded European Union. Thus an understanding of their experiences, contributions and their place within the European community of nations vastly enriches our knowledge of Europe's past and present. The second edition of this distinguished book brings the history of the region up to date. It discusses the events of the post-communist decade of the 1990s and the problems resulting from the transition to democracy and market economy.

Author : Jacek Purchla,Katarzyna Jagodzińska
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 710 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Cultural property
ISBN : 8363463329

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The Limits of Heritage by Jacek Purchla,Katarzyna Jagodzińska Pdf

Author : Katja Castryck-Naumann
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110680560

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Transregional Connections in the History of East-Central Europe by Katja Castryck-Naumann Pdf

Transregional connections play a fundamental role in the history of East-Central Europe. This volume explores this connectivity by showing how people from eastern and central parts of Europe have positioned themselves within global processes while, in turn, also shaping them. The contributions examine different fields of action such as economy, arts, international regulations and law, development aid, and migration, focusing on the period between the middle of the nineteenth century and the end of the Cold War. The authors uncover spaces of interaction and emphasize that internal and external entanglements have established East-Central Europe as a distinct region. Understanding the connectedness of this subregion is stimulating for the historiography of East-Central Europe as it is for the field of global history.

Author : Joseph Rothschild,Nancy Meriwether Wingfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X004325203

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Return to Diversity by Joseph Rothschild,Nancy Meriwether Wingfield Pdf

Written by one of the world's foremost authorities on East Central Europe, Return to Diversity has proven to be an invaluable guide for readers of modern European history and politics. This third edition introduces a new co-author, Nancy M. Wingfield, and has been fully updated to take into account recent and ongoing developments in the region.

Author : Ewa Kocój,Łukasz Gaweł
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Cultural property
ISBN : 8323393559

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Faces of Identity and Memory by Ewa Kocój,Łukasz Gaweł Pdf

Cultural Heritage of Central and Eastern Europe is still little known, but is increasingly being exposed as an area for scientific research. This region of Europe has experienced exceptional historical events in the twentieth century. Along the majority societies associated with different states, there lived communities of the minority and stateless, torn by totalitarian regimes of the previous century. The politics of assimilation aimed at the national, ethnic, and religious minorities has taken an enormous toll on their cultural heritage. The empty, devastated Jewish synagogues, Orthodox, Greek and Roman Catholic churches serving as warehouses are still to be seen on these lands. We encounter fallen mansions or houses abandoned in a hurry of those who once lived their life in a colourful multicultural reality of the borderland. The fall of communism in this part of Europe has restored the memory of the "absent" and triggered activities to rescue their tangible and intangible cultural heritage. In Central-Eastern Europe, the passing decades have been characterized by many interesting and new projects created within the framework of the forgotten and uncomfortable heritage, undertaken by many public, self-government, private and non-profit institutions. They are supported by the organizers and implementers of culture, as well as regional activists and enthusiasts who realize there will be a big void in the history and collective memory of this region if the minorities' heritage is to disappear.

Author : Agnieszka Chmielewska,Irena Kossowska,Marcin Lachowski
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000655612

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State Construction and Art in East Central Europe, 1918-2018 by Agnieszka Chmielewska,Irena Kossowska,Marcin Lachowski Pdf

This volume offers a comprehensive perspective on the relationship between the art scene and agencies of the state in countries of the region, throughout four consecutive yet highly diverse historical periods: from the period of state integration after World War I, through the communist era post 1945 and the time of political transformation after 1989, to the present-day globalisation (including counter-reactions to westernisation and cultural homogenisation). With twenty-three theoretically and/or empirically oriented articles by authors from sixteen countries (East Central Europe and beyond, including the United States and Australia), the book discusses interconnections between state policies and artistic institutions, trends and the art market from diverse research perspectives. The contributors explore subjects such as the impact of war on the formation of national identities, the role of artists in image-building for the new national states emerging after 1918, the impact of political systems on artists’ attitudes, the discourses of art history, museum studies, monument conservation and exhibition practices. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, cultural politics, cultural history, and East Central European studies and history.