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Ungefähr 1,5 Millionen Jüdinnen und Juden wurden nach dem Überfall auf die Sowjetunion 1941 allein in der Ukraine brutal ermordet. Die Sammlung enthält 86 sehr persönliche Berichte von Überlebenden, die damals Kinder oder Jugendliche waren. Rezension: Auf dem Territorium der Ukraine, damals Teil der Sowjetunion, wurden nach dem Überfall auf das Land 1941 ca. 1,5 Millionen Jüdinnen und Juden unter aktiver Beteiligung der Wehrmacht ermordet. In der Ukraine, wo das Thema lange ein Tabu war, wie auch in Deutschland begann die historische Auseinandersetzung mit dem Holocaust dort erst in den 1990er-Jahren. Aktuell hat der 75. Jahrestag des Massakers an der jüdischen Bevölkerung 1941 in Babi Jar die schrecklichen Ereignisse wieder ins Bewusstsein gerückt. Der Herausgeber (geboren 1935, Historiker, selbst Holocaust-Überlebender) hat die erschütternden Berichte von 86 Überlebenden zusammengestellt, die damals Kinder und Jugendliche waren. Die Sammlung beleuchtet aus sehr persönlichen Perspektiven ein in Brutalität und Ausmass wenig bekanntes Kapitel des Holocaust (vgl. "Das Schwarzbuch", 1995). Eine Einführung des Historikers Wolfram Wette zum historischen Kontext und ein Anhang mit Statistiken zu den Opfern, einem Glossar, einem Ortsregister und einer Bibliografie ergänzen den Band (im selben Verlag bereits 2004 erschienen). (2-3)

Flaws in the Articles of Confederation -- Economic turmoil in the states and the road to Philadelphia -- The Constitutional Convention -- Slavery and the Constitutional Constitution -- Critics of the Constitution: the Antifederalists -- The ratifying contest -- The Bill of Rights -- Conclusion

Origins : the making of Jewish socialists -- Revolutionary values and the Jewish left -- Cultural initiatives and the politics of everyday life -- Fighting class exploitation and fascism -- Arbeter froyen vakht oyf (working women awake!) : The Jewish Women's Labour League and women activists -- Democracy and dissent -- Language and the education of a new generation -- Cultural life : sports, singing, dancing, theatre, making music -- Summer camps

Controlling the 'social evil' : policing prostitution -- The social geography of prostitution -- Reforming the 'fallen' : voluntary organisations, probation and the informal regulation of prostitution -- Women's experiences of prostitution -- Dance clubs and ice-cream tubs : clandestine prostitution and the Kosmo Club

"The complex relationship between subsistence practices and formal markets should be a growing matter of concern for those uneasy with the stark contrast between commercial and local food systems, especially since self-provisioning has never been limited to the margins. In fact, subsistence occupies a central space in local and global economies and networks. Bringing together essays from diverse disciplines to reflect on the meaning of subsistence in theory and in practice, in historical and contemporary contexts, in Canada and beyond, Subsistence under Capitalism offers a collective study on the ways in which local food systems have been repeatedly shoved into the shadows by the drive to establish and expand capitalist markets. Considering fishing, farming, and other forms of subsistence provisioning, the essays in this volume document the persistence of these practices despite capitalist government policies that actively seek to subsume them. Presenting viable alternatives to capitalist production and exchange, the contributors explain the critical interplay between politics, local provisioning, and the ultimate survival of society. Illuminating new kinds of engagements with nature and community, Subsistence under Capitalism looks behind the scenes of subsistence food provisioning to challenge the dominant economic thought of the modern world."--

Part I. Slow transition from classical to medieval world -- The transformation of classical civilization: the political and economic story through the fifth century CE -- The transformation of classical civilization: religion and culture through the fifth century CE -- Warriors, farmers, and saints in the barbarian kingdoms (200-600) -- Byzantine empire: a struggle for unity and regaining past glory (451-630) -- Islam: the religion, politics, and culture (570-1000) -- Part II. Central Middle Ages -- Technology, society, and politics in early medieval west (600-750) -- The age of Charlemagne (750-814) -- Europe: disunited, assaulted, and saved (814-1024) -- New devotion, growth of towns, and commerce (950-1100) -- Part III. High Middle Ages -- The era of the first crusade (1071-1097) -- The renaissance of the twelfth century -- The flowering of the Middle Ages (ca. 1150-1300) -- Part IV. The transition from the medieval to modern periods -- Falcons, swords, occam's razor, and germs: from bouvines to the black death (1214-1347) -- Conformity, creativity, and authority (1350-1500) -- The medieval twilight in Europe and western Asia: decay and discovery -- Epilogue