Suchergebnisse

Part 1. Acts and words -- The politics of sodomy (1277-1532) -- Cases, conflicts, contexts -- The discourse of experts -- Acts without words, acts of silencing : the sixteenth century -- Part 2. Acting words -- Defamation as practice -- The art of defamation : humanists and reformers -- Sodomy in the Reformation pamphlet -- The close encounter of matrimony and sodomy

Krodel reviews 'Popular Religion in Germany and Central Europe, 1400-1800' edited by Bob Scribner and Trevor Johnson.

Janet Flanner: Paris, Germany ... Reportagen aus Europa 1931-1950. Mit Fotografien von Werner Bischof, zusammengestellt von Klaus Blanc. Aus dem Englischen von Angelika Felenda. Verlag Antje Kunstmann, München 1992. 234 Seiten, 36,- DM

Abstract
How can we trace early African development? The share of rulers' known birth year has been identified as an indicator of elite numeracy in African regions since 1400, and the share of murdered rulers allows us to gain insights into interpersonal violence behaviour of African elites. From this emerges a dynamic picture of quantitative African history: the absence of elite violence and high elite numeracy developed jointly in sub-Saharan Africa. Some African regions, such as today's Ethiopia and Angola, took the lead in early development but also experienced severe declines. Development in Africa was, on average, later than in Northwestern Europe.

The era of cold wars and the two divisions – of Europe and of Germany – ran parallel: 'The Cold War began with a deliberate Soviet decision to cut Europe in two, and in reacting the Western powers took a deliberate decision to cut Germany in two.'