Reimagining Europe

Author : Christian Raffensperger
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674068544

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Reimagining Europe by Christian Raffensperger Pdf

An overriding assumption has long directed scholarship in both European and Slavic history: that Kievan Rus' in the tenth through twelfth centuries was part of a Byzantine commonwealth separate from Europe. Christian Raffensperger refutes this conception and offers a new frame for two hundred years of history, one in which Rus' is understood as part of medieval Europe and East is not so neatly divided from West. With the aid of Latin sources, the author brings to light the considerable political, religious, marital, and economic ties among European kingdoms, including Rus', restoring a historical record rendered blank by Russian monastic chroniclers as well as modern scholars ideologically motivated to build barriers between East and West. Further, Raffensperger revises the concept of a Byzantine commonwealth that stood in opposition to Europe-and under which Rus' was subsumed-toward that of a Byzantine Ideal esteemed and emulated by all the states of Europe. In this new context, appropriation of Byzantine customs, law, coinage, art, and architecture in both Rus' and Europe can be understood as an attempt to gain legitimacy and prestige by association with the surviving remnant of the Roman Empire. Reimagining Europe initiates an expansion of history that is sure to challenge ideas of Russian exceptionalism and influence the course of European medieval studies.

Author : Christian Raffensperger
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674065468

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Main description: An overriding assumption has long directed scholarship in both European and Slavic history: that Kievan Rus' in the tenth through twelfth centuries was part of a Byzantine commonwealth separate from Europe. Christian Raffensperger refutes this conception and offers a new frame for two hundred years of history, one in which Rus' is understood as part of medieval Europe and East is not so neatly divided from West. With the aid of Latin sources, the author brings to light the considerable political, religious, marital, and economic ties among European kingdoms, including Rus', restoring a historical record rendered blank by Rusianmonastic chroniclers as well as modern scholars ideologically motivated to build barriers between East and West. Further, Raffensperger revises the concept of a Byzantine Commonwealth that stood in opposition to Europe-and under which Rus' was subsumed-toward that of a Byzantine Ideal esteemed and emulated by all the states of Europe. In this new context, appropriation of Byzantine customs, law, coinage, art, and architecture in both Rus' and Europe can be understood as an attempt to gain legitimacy and prestige by association with the surviving remnant of the Roman Empire. Reimagining Europe initiates an expansion of history that is sure to challenge ideas of Russian exceptionalism and influence the course of European medieval studies.

Author : Larry Wolff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 1503611183

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Woodrow Wilson and the Reimagining of Eastern Europe by Larry Wolff Pdf

This book, published in conjunction with the hundredth anniversary of the Paris Peace Conference, traces President Woodrow Wilson's evolving thinking about the principle of national self-determination by closely examining his approach to the remapping of Eastern Europe in the aftermath of World War One.

Author : Sjur Bergan,Ira Richard Harkavy,Hilligje van't Land,Council of Europe
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9287175373

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Reimagining Democratic Societies by Sjur Bergan,Ira Richard Harkavy,Hilligje van't Land,Council of Europe Pdf

Reimagining democratic societies, although a demanding task, is one in which higher education must engage. As societies change, our understanding of democracy must also evolve. We need democratic institutions, but also democratic culture and democratic innovation. Citizen participation, as a cornerstone of democracy, must go beyond citizen mobilisation on just a few issues. An educated, committed citizenry deeply involved in creating and sustaining diverse democratic societies is essential for human progress and advancing the quality of life for all. The authors - academics, policy makers and practitioners from Europe and the United States - argue this point, making the case for why democratic reimagination and innovation cannot succeed without higher education and why higher education cannot fulfil its educational, academic and societal missions without working for the common good. Case studies provide examples of how higher education can contribute to reimagining and reinvigorating democracy.

Author : P. Simpson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137371843

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Reimagining the European Family by P. Simpson Pdf

Re-imagining the Family explores contemporary films and literature about the effects of legal and illegal immigration on the structure and the stories of the contemporary 'European' family, with a focus on Germany.

Author : Balazs Nagy,András Vadas,Felicitas Schmieder
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351371162

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The Medieval Networks in East Central Europe by Balazs Nagy,András Vadas,Felicitas Schmieder Pdf

Medieval Networks in East Central Europe explores the economic, cultural, and religious forms of contact between East Central Europe and the surrounding world in the eight to the fifteenth century. The sixteen chapters are grouped into four thematic parts: the first deals with the problem of the region as a zone between major power centers; the second provides case studies on the economic and cultural implications of religious ties; the third addresses the problem of trade during the state formation process in the region, and the final part looks at the inter- and intraregional trade in the Late Middle Ages. Supported by an extensive range of images, tables, and maps, Medieval Networks in East Central Europe demonstrates and explores the huge significance and international influence that East Central Europe held during the medieval period and is essential reading for scholars and students wishing to understand the integral role that this region played within the processes of the Global Middle Ages.

Author : Jürgen Habermas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Democracy
ISBN : OCLC:150288705

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Reimagining Europe by Jürgen Habermas Pdf

Author : Christian Raffensperger
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781498568531

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Conflict, Bargaining, and Kinship Networks in Medieval Eastern Europe by Christian Raffensperger Pdf

Conflict, Bargaining, and Kinship Networks in Medieval Eastern Europe takes the familiar view of Eastern Europe, families, and conflicts and stands it on its head. Instead of a world rife with civil war and killing, this book presents a relatively structured environment where conflict is engaged in for the purposes of advancing one’s position, and where death among the royal families is relatively rare. At the heart of this analysis is the use of situational kinship networks—relationships created by elites for the purposes of engaging in conflict with their own kin, but only for the duration of a particular conflict. A new image of medieval Eastern Europe, less consumed by civil war and mass death, will change the perception of medieval Eastern Europe in the minds of readers. This new perception is essential to not only present the past more accurately, but also to allow for medieval Eastern Europe’s integration into the larger medieval world as something other than an aberrant other.

Author : Piotr Dutkiewicz,Tom Casier,Jan Aart Scholte
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000191455

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Hegemony and World Order by Piotr Dutkiewicz,Tom Casier,Jan Aart Scholte Pdf

Hegemony and World Order explores a key question for our tumultuous times of multiple global crises. Does hegemony – that is, legitimated rule by dominant power – have a role in ordering world politics of the twenty-first century? If so, what form does that hegemony take: does it lie with a leading state or with some other force? How does contemporary world hegemony operate: what tools does it use and what outcomes does it bring? This volume addresses these questions by assembling perspectives from various regions across the world, including Canada, Central Asia, China, Europe, India, Russia and the USA. The contributions in this book span diverse theoretical perspectives from realism to postcolonialism, as well as multiple issue areas such as finance, the Internet, migration and warfare. By exploring the role of non-state actors, transnational networks, and norms, this collection covers various standpoints and moves beyond traditional concepts of state-based hierarches centred on material power. The result is a wealth of novel insights on today's changing dynamics of world politics. Hegemony and World Order is critical reading for policymakers and advanced students of International Relations, Global Governance, Development, and International Political Economy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004421370

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Byzantium in Eastern European Visual Culture in the Late Middle Ages by Anonim Pdf

Byzantium in Eastern European Visual Culture in the Late Middle Ages focuses on how the heritage of Byzantium was continued and transformed alongside local developments in the artistic and cultural traditions of Eastern Europe between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries.

Author : Sharon Macdonald
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000181401

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Reimagining Culture by Sharon Macdonald Pdf

Since the 1960s, policies to 'revive' minority cultures and languages have flourished. But what does it mean to have a 'cultural identity'? And are minorities as deeply attached to their languages and traditions as revival policies suppose? This book is a sophisticated analysis of responses to the 'Gaelic renaissance' in a Scottish Hebridean community. Its description of everyday conceptions of belonging and interpretations of cultural policy takes us into the world of Gaelic playgroups, crofting, local history, religion and community development. Historically and theoretically informed, this book challenges many of the ways in which we conventionally think about ethnic and national identity. This accessible and engaging account of life in this remote region of Europe provides an original and timely contribution to questions of considerable currency in a broad range of social science disciplines.

Author : Justin Welby
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781472946058

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Reimagining Britain by Justin Welby Pdf

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby sets out a radical vision for 21st century Britain in this updated paperback edition. It is now three years since Justin Welby first published his Reimagining Britain. The fundamental message of that book remains as urgent as ever. But in this revised and expanded edition, Welby has taken fully into account the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit and all the social and political unrest that has ensued. If anything, the new edition of Archbishop Welby's book is even more important than its predecessor. Here is a radical vision for 21st century Britain. The thesis of this book is that the work of reimagining is as great as it was in 1945, and will happen either by accident – and thus badly – or deliberately. Welby explores the areas in which values are translated into action, including the traditional three of recent history: health (especially public, and mental), housing and education. To these he adds family; the environment; economics and finance; peacebuilding and overseas development; immigration; and integration. He looks particularly at the role of faith groups in enabling, and contributing to, a fairer future. When so many are immobilized by political turmoil, this book builds on our past to offer hope for the future, and practical ways of achieving a more equitable society.

Author : Anna Estera Mrozewicz
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781474418126

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Beyond Eastern Noir by Anna Estera Mrozewicz Pdf

Explores how the elite Pilgrims Society attempted to influence Anglo-American relations

Author : Sam Beck,Ana Ivasiuc
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781785339493

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Roma Activism by Sam Beck,Ana Ivasiuc Pdf

Exploring contemporary debates and developments in Roma-related research and forms of activism, this volume argues for taking up reflexivity as practice in these fields, and advocates a necessary renewal of research sites, methods, and epistemologies. The contributors gathered here – whose professional trajectories often lie at the confluence between activism, academia, and policy or development interventions – are exceptionally well placed to reflect on mainstream practices in all these fields, and, from their particular positions, envision a reimagining of these practices.

Author : Paul Blokker
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030813697

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Imagining Europe by Paul Blokker Pdf

This book provides an extensive analysis and discussion of the transnational mobilization of citizens and youth, alongside the production of creative, imaginative, and constructive solutions to the European crisis. The volume provides a variety of interdisciplinary analyses, as well as a series of perspectives on populism that have not been addressed extensively, including an examination of left-wing populism, the constituent power dimension of populism, and transnational manifestations of populism, contributing to debates on political science, political sociology, social movements studies, and political and constitutional theory.