Russian Germans on Four Continents

Russian Germans on Four Continents
Author: Anna Flack
Publisher: Lexington Books
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2023
Genre: History
ISBN: 1666911720

The history of Russian Germans (Russlanddeutsche) is one of intensive mobility across space and time. In this volume, authors from the fields of history, sociology, cultural studies, and sociolinguistics analyze key issues of the history and present of this globally connected diaspora group from an interdisciplinary angle.

Staying at Home

Staying at Home
Author: Rita Sanders
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2016-08-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1785331930

Despite economic growth in Kazakhstan, more than 80 per cent of Kazakhstan’s ethnic Germans have emigrated to Germany to date. Disappointing experiences of the migrants, along with other aspects of life in Germany, have been transmitted through transnational networks to ethnic Germans still living in Kazakhstan. Consequently, Germans in Kazakhstan today feel more alienated than ever from their ‘historic homeland’. This book explores the interplay of those memories, social networks and state policies, which play a role in the ‘construction’ of a Kazakhstani German identity.

Arrival Neighborhoods in Europe since the mid-19th Century

Arrival Neighborhoods in Europe since the mid-19th Century
Author: David Templin
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2024-08-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 1040092012

This book uses the concept of "arrival spaces" to examine the relationship between migration processes, social infrastructures, and the transformation of urban spaces in Europe since the mid-19th century. Case studies cover cities from London to Palermo and from Antwerp to St. Petersburg, including both metropolises and small towns. The chapters examine the emergence of settlement patterns, the functioning of arrival infrastructures, and the public representations of neighborhoods which have been shaped by internal or international migrations. By understanding these neighborhoods as spaces of arrival and as infrastructural hubs, this volume offers a new perspective on the profound impact of migration on European cities in modern and contemporary history. This volume makes a valuable contribution to both migration research and urban history and will be of interest to researchers and students studying the relationship between cities and migration in Europe’s past and present.

A Short History of the World

A Short History of the World
Author: Geoffrey Blainey
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2003-03-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 1461709865

A superb history of the world's people during the last four million years, beginning before the human race moved out of Africa to explore and settle the other continents. Mr. Blainey explores the development of technology and skills, the rise of major religions, and the role of geography, considering both the larger patterns and the individual nature of history. A delightful read, gracefully written, and full of odd and interesting pieces of information as well as thoughtful comparisons that span both time and space. —William L. O'Neill

Democracy under Construction

Democracy under Construction
Author: Ursula J. van Beek
Publisher: Verlag Barbara Budrich
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2005-09-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 3847414534

The book compares five newly emerged democracies in Europe, South East Asia, Latin America and Africa. Cutting across vastly dif¬fer¬ent historical and cultural backgrounds it tells the story of how societies come to terms with a painful past and how politics, culture and the economy intertwine in the process of creating new democratic nations.

The Volga Germans

The Volga Germans
Author: Sigrid Weidenweber
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2008
Genre: Germans
ISBN: 9781938848070

A novel about the establishment of the German colonies along the Volga River near Saratov in the 18th century and the development of these colonies through the 19th century and up to the point of the Russian Revolution, drawn from historic source material.

Hitler’s War on Russia

Hitler’s War on Russia
Author: Charles D. Winchester
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2011-08-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1849089906

The Russian Front was the decisive theatre of World War II, with the great mass of the German Army and Luftwaffe locked in battle with the Red Army in the largest land campaign in history. On a 1,200 mile front, from the Arctic Circle to the Caspian Sea, in baking summer heat and freezing winter temperatures, millions of men and women fought the most vital battle of the war. Had the Germans won in the East, a Nazi victory would have been almost inevitable. This book examines the German campaign on the Eastern Front, from their first significant defeat at the gates of Moscow in 1941 to the defeat at Stalingrad and the Russian capture of Berlin marking the end of the war in Europe, exploring how Hitler's flawed dream of conquest in the East brought about the end of the Thousand Year Reich in little over a thousand days. This is the non-illustrated edition of Ostfront wth about 20,000 words of new material from the author.