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History

Paweł Grata • Edyta Więcławska

Katja Kaiser

The Origins of the Welfare State

Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Weltgeltung.

Polish Social Policy in the Period 1918–1939

Die Botanische Zentralstelle für die deutschen Kolonien am Botanischen Garten und Museum Berlin (1891– 1920)

The book focuses on the Polish social pol-

Rafał Kosiński • Kamilla Twardowska • Aneta Zabrocka • Adrian Szopa

The Church Histories of Theodore Lector and John Diakrinomenos An edition of the Church Histories by John Diakrinomenos and Theodore Lector. It

icy in the period 1918-1939, its contextual (historical, organisational, conceptual,

Die Publikation untersucht die Beziehun-

financial) conditionings, the institutions,

gen zwischen Wissenschaften und Kolo-

and primarily on the practical activities.

nialismus am Beispiel der Berliner bota-

The subject matter scope of the research

nischen Einrichtungen mit der angeg-

covers labour and employment issues,

liederten Botanische Zentralstelle für die

social insurance, social welfare and health

deutschen Kolonien. Ihre Tätigkeit bestim-

care system.

mte die Verknüpfung von wirtschaftli-

contains their texts along with the first translations into English and a commentary. The edition clearly distinguishes between the original content of the Histories and the later transmission of the information derived from them as can be found in later works.

Peter Raina

Juhani Sarsila

Doris Lessing - A Life Behind the Scenes

Struggle of Faith and Reason: A History of Intolerance and Punitive Censorship

The Files of the British Intelligence Service MI5

Part II: From Mediaeval Cathars to Giordano Bruno and Lucilio Vanini

Raina’s book, reproducing the secret files kept on Lessing, is a unique insight into

The prospective release addresses the re-

her political life. She was eventually dis-

lation between faith and reason. Whereas

illusioned by communism, seeking a bet-

faith goes with organised religion (the

ter understanding of human relations

church with its dogmas), reason goes with

than Soviet-conforming clichés. Her un-

philosohy in the first place. In my under-

derstanding was much enriched by the

standing, history is inventively illustrated

experiences of her activism and knowl-

in so far it is treated as a field where faith

edge of the opposition it aroused.

and reason contest one another.

chen, wissenschaftlichen und kolonialpolitischen Interessen.

Berlin, 2021. 208 pp., 4 tables.

Berlin, 2021. 562 S., 7 farb. Abb., 3 s/w Abb.

Geschichte - Erinnerung - Politik. Studies in History, Memory and Politics. Vol. 45

Zivilisationen und Geschichte / Civilizations and History / Civilisations et Histoire. Bd. 66

Berlin, 2021. 694 pp. Studies in Classical Literature and Culture. Vol. 11

Oxford, 2021. XVIII, 160 pp., 7 fig. b/w.

Berlin, 2021. 564 pp.

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