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The Bechhofer family history, chronicled by Willie Goldberg, Bechhofen, 1935.
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History, Modern History, German Studies, Jewish Studies, Medieval History, and 20 moreGerman History, Jewish History, Medieval Jewish History, Modern Jewish History, Modern Germany, Medieval Germany, Germany, German-Jewish Studies, Synagogues, Gravestones, Bavarian History, Bavaria, Cemeteries, Geneology, Family Geneology, Historic Cemetery, Genealogy-Family History, German Jewish history, Cemetery Studies, and Bechhofenedit
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“Throughout human history, perhaps even pre-human, there has been a tension between the need for order and the forces that cause change. That tension is greater now than ever, because, in our increasingly globalized world, the rate of... more
“Throughout human history, perhaps even pre-human, there has been a tension between the need for order and the forces that cause change. That tension is greater now than ever, because, in our increasingly globalized world, the rate of change is also increasing. This book finally explains how we can cope: we have stories. We live our narratives.” Brian Spooner, University of Pennsylvania, is editor of Globalization: The Crucial Phase and Literacy in the Persianate World: Writing and the Social Order
"The idea that Axial Ages occurred, and that they provide warnings/opportunities for us today, seems both new and useful. But the value of this book is additional to this stance, in that it looks at cultural change - civilizations - from a complexity viewpoint. These changes are certainly complicated, but the pressures are interwoven and therefore need to be understood as complex. The book does a good job of explaining our present cultural difficulties - our prospective emergencies social, ecological and physical - in a wholly new way. Perhaps we'll get new answers..." Jack Cohen, evolutionary biologist, is co-author of The Collapse of Chaos, with Ian Steward.
"This is a challenging and creative tour de force on comparative, global, world history and cross-cultural, complex societal dynamics. Without doubt one of the most stimulating works in the tradition of big history and macro analysis.” Claudio Cioffi-Revilla, George Mason University, is author of Power Laws in the Social Sciences: Discovering Non-equilibrium Dynamics in the Social Universe.
“In this book, Dmitri Bondarenko (Russia) and Ken Baskin (USA) compare Modernity with the period historians know as the Axial Age (800-200 BCE) as times of transformation, responding to rapidly increasing social complexity. In doing so, they try to apply the experience of the earlier period, and the time of cultural achievement that followed it, to our time of ideological tension among civilizations. The great achievement of this relatively small book is the lucid way in which the co-authors present a picture of complex worldwide developments, based upon their mastery of recent and older literature, and their efforts to point to a way out of the hopelessly divided socio-political situation of today.” Henri J.M. Claessen, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Leiden University, is author of Structural Change; Evolution and Evolutionism in Cultural Anthropology.
“With a lens of great magnification, the authors search through the intricacies of history, selecting its most important threads to weave together. What emerges is a rich tapestry in which the underlying trajectory of history, not clearly visible to the untutored eye, is brought boldly to the surface. And far from being couched in academic jargon—as one might have supposed—the book is a rare combination of brilliant analysis and beautifully crafted prose. Moreover, it ends on a hopeful note with the authors prescribing what they think societies must do if they are to confront and surmount the challenges that lie ahead.” Robert L. Carneiro, Curator Emeritus of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, is author of Evolutionism in Cultural Anthropology: A Critical History.
"I find this a very insightful book, that will help readers to place current cultural developments within the framework of our common past, while contemplating what the future may bring." Fred Spier, University of Amsterdam, is President, International Big History Association, and author of Big History and the Future of Humanity.
"The idea that Axial Ages occurred, and that they provide warnings/opportunities for us today, seems both new and useful. But the value of this book is additional to this stance, in that it looks at cultural change - civilizations - from a complexity viewpoint. These changes are certainly complicated, but the pressures are interwoven and therefore need to be understood as complex. The book does a good job of explaining our present cultural difficulties - our prospective emergencies social, ecological and physical - in a wholly new way. Perhaps we'll get new answers..." Jack Cohen, evolutionary biologist, is co-author of The Collapse of Chaos, with Ian Steward.
"This is a challenging and creative tour de force on comparative, global, world history and cross-cultural, complex societal dynamics. Without doubt one of the most stimulating works in the tradition of big history and macro analysis.” Claudio Cioffi-Revilla, George Mason University, is author of Power Laws in the Social Sciences: Discovering Non-equilibrium Dynamics in the Social Universe.
“In this book, Dmitri Bondarenko (Russia) and Ken Baskin (USA) compare Modernity with the period historians know as the Axial Age (800-200 BCE) as times of transformation, responding to rapidly increasing social complexity. In doing so, they try to apply the experience of the earlier period, and the time of cultural achievement that followed it, to our time of ideological tension among civilizations. The great achievement of this relatively small book is the lucid way in which the co-authors present a picture of complex worldwide developments, based upon their mastery of recent and older literature, and their efforts to point to a way out of the hopelessly divided socio-political situation of today.” Henri J.M. Claessen, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Leiden University, is author of Structural Change; Evolution and Evolutionism in Cultural Anthropology.
“With a lens of great magnification, the authors search through the intricacies of history, selecting its most important threads to weave together. What emerges is a rich tapestry in which the underlying trajectory of history, not clearly visible to the untutored eye, is brought boldly to the surface. And far from being couched in academic jargon—as one might have supposed—the book is a rare combination of brilliant analysis and beautifully crafted prose. Moreover, it ends on a hopeful note with the authors prescribing what they think societies must do if they are to confront and surmount the challenges that lie ahead.” Robert L. Carneiro, Curator Emeritus of Anthropology, American Museum of Natural History, is author of Evolutionism in Cultural Anthropology: A Critical History.
"I find this a very insightful book, that will help readers to place current cultural developments within the framework of our common past, while contemplating what the future may bring." Fred Spier, University of Amsterdam, is President, International Big History Association, and author of Big History and the Future of Humanity.
La présence des établissements de réguliers (c’est-à-dire de moines ou d’autre religieux soumis par leurs vœux à des règles de vie communautaires) a profondément marqué les formes, le paysage et l’histoire des villes du Midi médiéval –... more
La présence des établissements de réguliers (c’est-à-dire de moines ou d’autre religieux soumis par leurs vœux à des règles de vie communautaires) a profondément marqué les formes, le paysage et l’histoire des villes du Midi médiéval – tout particulièrement à partir du XIIe siècle, qui vit s’épanouir la civilisation urbaine. Les vingt contributions de ce 44e volume des Cahiers de Fanjeaux abordent la question aussi bien du point de vue de l’histoire religieuse que de l’histoire urbaine. En toute logique, une place de choix est faite aux ordres mendiants, notamment aux Franciscains et aux Dominicains (sans oublier leurs branches féminines). Bénédictins, Cisterciens, Hospitaliers, Templiers ou encore chanoines de Saint-Ruf ne sont pas pour autant négligés. Parmi les très nombreuses villes évoquées, celles d’Aix-en-Provence, Avignon, Moissac, Montpellier, Narbonne, Rodez et Toulouse font l’objet d’une attention particulière. Les aspects étudiés sont multiples, de la chronologie des vagues d’implantations au repli intra muros de nombreuses communautés pendant la Guerre de Cent Ans, des logiques spatiales à la pastorale et à la piété urbaines, de l’architecture aux relations avec les autorités municipales. Un CD-ROM riche de 163 cartes, plans, dessins et photographies accompagne ce volume.
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Situated at the Crossroads of Civilization in the Ancient Wold,Iran Served as the Focal Point of Cultural Synthesis,and in the Course of Centuries the Country's Art,Literature and Music Exerted Great Impact on other Civilization.
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Ce 43e volume des Cahiers de Fanjeaux fait porter sur les pays du Midi au Moyen Âge l'étude d'un thème majeur de la recherche historique depuis plus de trente ans. Les quinze articles ici réunis analysent aussi bien les liens de parenté... more
Ce 43e volume des Cahiers de Fanjeaux fait porter sur les pays du Midi au Moyen Âge l'étude d'un thème majeur de la recherche historique depuis plus de trente ans. Les quinze articles ici réunis analysent aussi bien les liens de parenté et les pratiques de l'alliance que les mots pour dire le groupe familial, les modèles et les mythes qui président aux représentations, à partir d'une documentation variée (canons des conciles, hagiographie, traités de généalogie ou d'éducation, chroniques, littérature épique, sermons, testaments, contrats de mariage ou registres d'Inquisition...). De la Provence à la Catalogne, du Toulousain à la ville d'Avignon au temps des papes, sont ici abordés, entre autres, le rôle fondamental des prescriptions ecclésiastiques, les formes de la parenté et les stratégies d'alliance dans la noblesse, dans le monde juif ou en milieu universitaire, les aspects démographiques, l'assistance à l'enfance abandonnée, l'éducation des jeunes filles, la place des personnes âgées, ou encore la conception du mariage qui prévalait chez les hérétiques et l'influence des liens familiaux pour l'adhésion aux mouvements de dissidence religieuse.
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Situated at the Crossroads of Civilization in the Ancient Wold,Iran Served as the Focal Point of Cultural Synthesis,and in the Course of Centuries the Country's Art,Literature and Music Exerted Great Impact on other Civilization.
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Au Moyen Age, dans le Midi de la France comme dans le reste de la Chrétienté, les gens d’Église sont quotidiennement confrontés à l’exercice de la justice, à l’intérieur même des groupes qu’ils constituent (monastères, couvents,... more
Au Moyen Age, dans le Midi de la France comme dans le reste de la Chrétienté, les gens d’Église sont quotidiennement confrontés à l’exercice de la justice, à l’intérieur même des groupes qu’ils constituent (monastères, couvents, chapitres), au sein des communautés qu’ils administrent spirituellement, dont ils assurent le regimen (paroisses, diocèses), mais très souvent aussi dans les seigneuries ou les principautés dont il sont les maîtres temporels et sur lesquelles ils exercent, parfois depuis très longtemps, un pouvoir proprement politique. La justice, cette vertu cardinale, qui retient tant les théologiens, dont les juristes essaient de toujours mieux définir les contours et les implications pratiques, et qui se trouve aussi au cœur de la plupart des ouvrages de pastorale, est donc pour eux une vertu incarnée. Mais sa pratique dépend nécessairement d’une multiplicité d’héritages, de positions théoriques, de situations locales. Le 42e colloque de Fanjeaux voudrait se livrer à l’étude de ces multiples formes des justices d’Église dans les pays méridionaux entre le XIIe et le XVe siècle, à l’analyse de leurs objets variés, de leur cohabitation éventuelle, des espaces juridictionnels complexes qu’elles délimitent, des fructueux échanges d’expériences qu’elles permettent. Tout en accordant un grande importance aux rivalités qui ont pu opposer les justices ecclésiastiques aux justices laïques (y compris lorsque ces dernières sont royales ou princières) et en s’efforçant de mieux caractériser les conduites monastiques et épiscopales – mais sans oublier le rôle, évidemment central en Languedoc, de la justice déléguées des inquisiteurs –, on tentera aussi de cerner l’influence des modèles disciplinaires et pénitentiels sur l’exercice des justices temporelles (ecclésiastiques ou laïques), de mesurer l’impact des règles procédurales expérimentée par les clercs sur les pratiques des justices séculières et le poids des doctrines élaborée par les canonistes. Ce que l’on peut espérer alors, dans le cadre des pays méridionaux dont les Cahiers de Fanjeaux éclairent si bien l’histoire depuis plus de quatre décennies, c’est de mieux comprendre le développement et les effets de ce « pluralisme des fors » dont Paolo Prodi, dans un ouvrage récent (Una storia della Giutizia, Bologne, 2000), a fait l’un des traits majeurs de l’histoire de la justice pendant le Moyen Age latin.
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History, Canon Law, Medieval History, French Studies, Medieval Studies, and 13 moreLegal History, Medieval Church History, Papacy (Medieval Church History), Church History, Medieval Canon & Roman Law, Languedoc, Geschichte, Histoire, Medieval Languedoc, Medieval Episcopacy, Catholic Church History, Histoire De La Justice, and History of Criminal Justiceedit
The Hakka Chinese have been known to have attained important political offices in East and Southeast Asia and in South America. This paper contributes to the discussion of Hakka political leaders by analyzing the conditions of Hakka... more
The Hakka Chinese have been known to have attained important political offices in East and Southeast Asia and in South America. This paper contributes to the discussion of Hakka political leaders by analyzing the conditions of Hakka people in China, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Guyana, and the rise of a few of these Hakka individuals to top leadership positions in their respective country. The argument is that despite being a minority and initially political outsiders, some of their descendants have capitalized on their outsider position to climb to the top political leadership
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History, Sociology, Economic Sociology, Political Sociology, Social Theory, and 21 morePolitical Science, Taiwan Studies, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, China, Hakka, China studies, Guyana, Contemporary China, Leadership (Political Science), Overseas Chinese, Hakka studies, Political leadership, Thaksin Shinawatra, Lee Kuan Yew, Historical and Comparative Sociology, Deng Xiaoping, Corazon Aquino, Lee Teng-hui, and Arthur Chungedit


