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The paper overviews the basic ideas of the book and focuses on the author's proposal to move towards a research university model and the implementation of constructivist economic analysis. Yefimov offers a radical rethinking of the history of economic science, negatively assesses the emergence of neoclassical mainstream, and rehabilitates the German historical school and the American (old) institutionalism. The book analyzes retrospectively within a wide political and economic context how theoretical beliefs of prominent economists came into being. It contains personal reflections and research experience, as well as relatively unfamiliar biographical data of different reputable scholars.

When I came to the University of Florida in 1981, I was informed that Charles Wagley was not accepting new graduate students. After my first class with Wagley, he agreed to be my advisor and mentor and I became the last student he accepted. Though better known for his sensitive and pioneering ethnography of indigenous and peasant populations and his influential anthropological/historical overviews of Brazil and Latin America, Wagley and his students' contributions to the study of Afro-American cultures and race relations in the Americas are considerable. Among the important concepts that Wagley articulated were 'social race', 'Plantation America', and the 'amorphous and weakly organized local community without clear boundaries in space or membership'. Wagley guided my dissertation research in Haiti. In it I developed his concept by proposing 'cultural amorphousness' as a 'total cultural style' (following Kroeber) of African Diaspora cultures in the Plantation American cultural sphere: a primary organizing principle that has proved to be an effective adaptation to plantation and its successor societies.

The trade of global bioenergy commodities, such as ethanol, biodiesel and wood pellets has been growing exponentially in the past decade, and have by 2013 reached true "commodity" volumes, i.e. tens of millions of tonnes traded each year, and billions (both in US$/€) of annual turnover. IEA Bioenergy Task 40 was founded in 2004 and is now in its 4th triennium. For the past 9 years, task 40 has monitored the developments in international bioenergy trade, including the organization of about 20 workshops on trade-related topics, and the publication of over 100 studies, country reports, newsletters, etc. The amount of material produced over the years and insights gained in how biomass markets and international trade of biomass and biofuels has developed is impressive. Besides that the group has produced overviews and insights, also a large amount of practical experience has been brought together in what works and what doesn't. Last but not least, based on all this, there are clear(er) views on how to proceed to build working sustainable international biomass markets in the future. This book compiles those lessons and insights into an easily accessible book publication

The appearance of the three substantial volumes that comprise this heroic enterprise under the banner of Cambridge University Press (only the first two being discussed here) marks a defining moment in the development of urban history since Jim Dyos launched the Urban History Group nearly forty years ago. How pleased he would have been with this collaborative realization of a long-standing dream that more than one of us discussed with him well before 1977! Characteristically, however, it was from then that the torch was carried forward by Dyos' energetic and energizing heir to the urban history mantle, Peter Clark. For him, as General Editor, these volumes mark the fulfilment of a personal odyssey that stretches from a time when he and Paul Slack were framing collections or overviews on English Tudor and Stuart towns some three decades ago, through to his more recent work on small towns and provincial societies in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. To have masterminded and driven forward this immense project spanning urban development since the Roman period to 1950 in the island of Britain, as well as editing the 1540–1840 volume and contributing extensively to it, thus represents a highpoint in a remarkable career in this field. Additionally Peter Clark was shrewd enough to enlist the skilled and dependable editorial aid of David Palliser for the medieval volume and of Martin Daunton for the modern, and to gather around him an Advisory Committee containing many of the more influential figures in the recent development of urban history not only in England but also in Scotland and Wales. Let us hope that detailed notes of their strategic discussions have been preserved for posterity.

Various issues relating to historical periodisation have been discussed in scholarly publications. Against the background of these studies the article examines ten overviews written or edited by professional historians since 1990. It appears that there are many similarities between the periodisations of these authors. This indicates that despite differences in aims and viewpoints, they identify the same patterns of continuity and change in South African history. Yet, no periodisations are exactly the same, and the identification, as well as the naming of the different periods in the various overviews, reflect particular interpretations of South African history. Writers of recent overviews still emphasise political and economic developments. Therefore social and cultural aspects do not play an important role in their periodisations. If authors of future overviews pay more attention to these aspects, this will probably have a significant influence on the periodisation of South African history. ; http://www.scielo.org.za/pdf/hist/v56n1/v56n1a07.pdf

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This article discusses a history of Japanese popular culture (JPC) located in the broader field of Japanese language education, particularly focusing on 'manga'. JPC has drawn the public attention of Japanese language educators following an international boom in the consumption of anime and 'manga' in the early 2000s. However, looking into JPC and its location in the context of Japanese language education, its history goes further back to the late 1980s and the early 1990s, when 'manga' and anime began to be used in classrooms. Despite active attempts using JPC in Japanese language education, research into this field was still inactive until the end of the twentieth century. This article is therefore aimed at connecting classroom practices and research into JPC over time since the late 1980s to look into how JPC in Japanese language education has been viewed and used differently in its trajectory and implies its future direction. The article first critically discusses the early days of JPC, namely 'manga' in Japanese language education by reviewing three periodicals of the early to the mid-1990s – Mangajin, Gekkan Nihongo and Nihongo Kyōiku Tsūshin. Second, the article overviews research into 'manga'/anime and Japanese language education from the late 1980s to early 2010. The results of the analyses imply that the early days of JPC in Japanese language education were triggered by the struggle of the instructors finding teaching resources rather than the motivation of the learners. In contrast, a number of more recent studies of JPC in Japanese language education align with both the learners' and the teachers' demands and motivations of daily classroom practice.

Christliche Initiativen gehörten ohne Zweifel zu den bedeutsamsten Trägern der neuen Friedensbewegung, die das Bild der frühen 1980er-Jahre in der Bundesrepublik entscheidend prägte. Die Untersuchung beleuchtet mithilfe des analytischen Leitbegriffs "Sicherheit" die gesellschaftlichen Ursachen und Wirkungen des Protests.Dabei zeigt sich, dass die christlichen Friedensgruppen auf Grundlage eines erweiterten und entmilitarisierten Sicherheitsbegriffs vielfältige Ideen zur Überwindung von "Geist, Logik und Praxis der Abschreckung" postulierten, in denen fundamentale Differenzen zu den traditionellen Positionen der Bundesregierungen und der NATO zum Ausdruck kamen. Eine Analyse dieser Unterschiede, die insbesondere auf ungleichen Bewertungen des Ost-West-Konflikts und der Atomwaffen basierten, liefert neue Erkenntnisse zu den Zusammenhängen zwischen den tiefgreifenden gesellschaftlichen Veränderungsprozessen in der Bundesrepublik und dem friedenspolitisch motivierten Massenprotest um 1980.

Welche Rolle spielen Akteure in Prozessen der Versicherheitlichung, und welche Konsequenzen resultieren daraus? Der vorliegende Band untersucht 'Sicherheitsakteure' in klassischen Bereichen der Sicherheitsforschung wie dem Militär und dem Rechtswesen, folgt jedoch ebenso einem erweiterten Sicherheitsverständnis. Dementsprechend werden das Wirken und Handeln von Akteuren in Bereichen der Ökonomie, der Diplomatie, den Medien und der Wissenschaft in Hinblick auf die Konstruktion von Sicherheit untersucht. Dabei werden insbesondere Prozesse der Versicherheitlichung in den Blick genommen, in denen ein Thema dramatisiert und zu einem 'Sicherheitsproblem' wird. Konzeptionelle wie auch exemplarische Beiträge untersuchen die Gruppen der Gewaltakteure, Juristen, Verhandler und Experten. Dabei vereint der Band geschichtswissenschaftliche Beiträge, die vom Mittelalter bis in die Zeitgeschichte reichen, mit sozial- und politikwissenschaftlichen Perspektiven.Mit Beiträgen vonHorst Carl, Carola Westermeier, Stefan Tebruck, Hans-Jürgen Bömelburg, Kai Nowak, Verena Epp, Christian Kleinschmidt, Heidi Hein-Kircher, Florian Danecke, Konstantin Rometsch, Reut Yael Paz, Marius Sebastian Reusch, Werner Distler, Iwan Iwanov, Justyna A. Turkowska, Kai Nowak, Marc Chaouali, Enea Dragomir, Hannah Broecker.

In der Politikwissenschaft spielt die klassische Differenzierung von Monarchien und Republiken heute kaum eine Rolle – beide Staatsformen können demokratisch oder autokratisch verfasst sein. Trotz elementarer Unterschiede innerhalb der Staatsform (Erb- vs. Wahlmonarchie; absolute, limitierte und repräsentative Monarchie), lassen sich zentrale Gemeinsamkeiten feststellen: Der Monarch regiert als Staatsoberhaupt in der Regel mit erblicher Legitimation auf Lebenszeit, und von ihm geht häufig eine bedeutende symbolische Wirkungskraft aus, die in vielen Fällen die Stabilität solcher Systeme begründet.Das Buch beleuchtet die Herrschafts- und Funktionsweise der Monarchien aus international vergleichender Perspektive. Dabei geht es zum einen um die historische Entwicklung, zum anderen um die Formen, Kompetenzen und Regierungsweisen der 27 heute weltweit existierenden Monarchien.

This is one of the first overviews of the diverse experience of Italian women in the twentieth century. Willson explores the impact of social, political, economic, and cultural developments, highlighting the ways in which women of different social classes and regions were affected by, and helped to shape, historical change.

Der Band verknüpft zwei Forschungsfelder, die seit einiger Zeit große Aufmerksamkeit in den Geschichts- und Sozialwissenschaften finden: Sicherheit und Zukunft. Epochenübergreifend zeigt er, wie Vorstellungen von Sicherheit und Zukunft zusammenhingen und politische Dynamik entfalteten. Denn Sicherheits- und Zukunftsentwürfe betrafen immer auch Fragen der Macht.Die geschichts- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Fallstudien reichen von religiösen Endzeitdiagnosen und präventivem Zukunftsmanagement in der Frühneuzeit bis zu Bemühungen um eine gemeinsame Sicherheit im internationalen Völkerrecht, von Sicherheit vor Seuchen bis zu Diagnosen eines nuklearen Weltuntergangs im Kalten Krieg, vom Sicherheitsdilemma staatlicher Überwachungspraktiken in einem liberalen Staatswesen bis zu Diskursen über Nachhaltigkeit und internationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit.Mit Beiträgen vonTobias Bruns, Larry Frohman, Steffen Henne, Christoph Kampmann, Achim Landwehr, Angela Marciniak, Wencke Meteling, Elke Seefried, Marie-Christin Stenzel, Malte Thießen, Sascha Weber, Anna Veronika Wendland, Christian Wenzel, Andrea Wiegeshoff, Hannes Ziegler

This book explores the question of whether there exists a relationship between the efforts at regional integration and the implementation of human rights. A tenant of the expanding European Union is the promotion of human rights, both internally and externally, but would human rights necessarily be advanced if regional integration were to occur in Asia? The authors, whose disciplines range from economics, political science, history and the law, provide perspectives on this and related issues.Dr. Apirat Petchsiri is Associate Professor of Law at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, and President of ECSA (Thailand) Foundation. Dr. José Luis de Sales Marques is President of the Institute of European Studies of Macau. William Roth is Academic Counsellor to the Interdisciplinary Department of European Studies, Chulalongkorn University

Building on the success of its predecessor, this substantially revised and enlarged new edition provides overviews of the four Olympic festivals (the Summer Games, Winter Games, Cultural Olympiads, and Paralympics); surveys of what is involved in staging the Olympics (finance, place promotion, security, urban regeneration, and tourism); and ten portraits of host cities, from 1936 to 2016

Various issues relating to historical periodisation have been discussed in scholarly publications. Against the background of these studies the article examines ten overviews written or edited by professional historians since 1990. It appears that there are many similarities between the periodisations of these authors. This indicates that despite differences in aims and viewpoints, they identify the same patterns of continuity and change in South African history. Yet, no periodisations are exactly the same, and the identification, as well as the naming of the different periods in the various overviews, reflect particular interpretations of South African history. Writers of recent overviews still emphasise political and economic developments. Therefore social and cultural aspects do not play an important role in their periodisations. If authors of future overviews pay more attention to these aspects, this will probably have a significant influence on the periodisation of South African history Verskeie vraagstukke in verband met historiese periodisering is in wetenskaplike publikasies bespreek. In aansluiting by hierdie studies word tien oorsigwerke wat sedert 1990 verskyn het en waarvan professionele historici die skrywers en/of redakteurs was, in die artikel in oënskou geneem. Dit blyk dat daar heelwat ooreenkomste tussen die periode-indelings in hierdie werke bestaan. Dit dui daarop dat historici, ten spyte van verskillende uitgangspunte en oogmerke, dieselfde patrone van kontinuïteit en verandering in die Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis identifiseer. Tog kom geen van die periodiserings presies ooreen nie en verteenwoordig elke skrywer se periode-indeling en periodebenamings 'n besondere interpretasie van die Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis. Die sterk klem wat steeds deur oorsigskrywers op politieke en ekonomiese geskiedenis gelê word, bring mee dat sosiale en kulture aspekte nie 'n belangrike rol in hulle periodiserings speel nie. In toekomstige oorsigwerke sal groter aandag aan hierdie aspekte waarskynlik 'n belangrike invloed op periode-indelings van die Suid-Afrikaanse geskiedenis hê