Suchergebnisse

Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die Bedeutung regionaler, nationaler und globaler Räume für die Genese einer agrarwissenschaftlichen Tabakforschung während der Sattelzeit. Seit den Unabhängigkeitskriegen in Nordamerika und der napoleonischen Zeit expandierte in Europa der Tabakanbau. Im Fokus des Buches stehen Agrarexperten aus dem deutsch-französischen Kontext, die landwirtschaftliches Reformwissen auf die Anforderungen der Tabakpflanze übertrugen. Während Historikerinnen und Historiker für den untersuchten Zeitraum vor allem die Bedeutung der Nationalisierung der Wissenschaften betonen, verdeutlicht diese Studie insbesondere die Prägekraft regionaler, grenzübergreifender Wissensräume, die zur Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts zunehmend in globale Zusammenhänge eingebettet wurden.

"This book explores the ways in which people in Latin America and the Caribbean joined with others in Europe and the United States to re-imagine the ancient term "democracy", so as to give it relevance and power in the modern world. In all these regions, that process largely followed the French Revolution; in Latin America it more especially followed independence movements of the 1810s and 20s. The book looks at how a variety of political actors and commentators used the term to characterize or argue about modern conditions through the ensuing half-century; by 1870, it was firmly established in mainstream political lexicons throughout the region. Following introductory scene-setting and overview chapters, specialists contribute wide-ranging accounts of aspects of the context in which the word was "re-imagined"; six final chapters explore differences in its fortune from place to place"--

Examines the ways British travelers, explorers, mariners, and artists viewed southern Africa in a period of evolving and expanding British interest in the area. Looks at the aesthetics of landscape, scientific expeditions, missionary activity, and the impact of hunting among other themes to illuminate the relationship between Europeans and their interpretations of the region

In a penetrating account of the evolution of British intelligence gathering in India, C. A. Bayly shows how networks of Indian spies were recruited by the British to secure military, political and social information about their subjects. He also examines the social and intellectual origins of these 'native informants', and considers how the colonial authorities interpreted and often misinterpreted the information they supplied. It was such misunderstandings which ultimately contributed to the failure of the British to anticipate the rebellions of 1857. The author argues, however, that even before this, complex systems of debate and communication were challenging the political and intellectual dominance of the European rulers

"This study examines early modern Japanese society through the lens of food and foodways. The author demonstrates how food empowered peasants, fisherfolks, and ordinary merchants to repeatedly challenge the established regulations for food trade and distribution"--