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Carl von Clausewitz ist ein Klassiker der militärischen und politischen Theorie; seine Schriften gehören zur Weltliteratur. Christian Th. Müller erschließt die Fülle seiner Gedankenwelt erstmals systematisch, nah an den Originaltexten - und dennoch allgemeinverständlich für einen breiten Leserkreis. Clausewitz wird zwar gern zitiert, aber wenig gelesen und noch weniger verstanden. Vor allem wurde verkannt, dass seine Theorie nicht als Regelkatalog für "richtige" Kriegführung, sondern als kritische Betrachtung zur Schulung des Urteilsvermögens entwickelt worden ist. Als solche regt sie noch heute zum eigenständigen Denken an und bietet Hilfestellung bei der geistigen Durchdringung des Phänomens Krieg. Christian Th. Müller gibt einen Überblick zu Leben und Werk von Clausewitz, erörtert dessen Kriegsbegriff und Theorieverständnis. Im Anschluss werden wesentliche Aspekte seiner Theorie wie u.a. "Strategie und Taktik", "Angriff und Verteidigung", "Kleiner Krieg und Volkskrieg" erläutert. Auf diesem Weg soll einerseits die Lektüre seines Hauptwerkes "Vom Kriege" erleichtert werden und andererseits die daraus hervor gehende Theorie als ein Werkzeug der kritischen Analyse nahegebracht werden.

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Herbert Butterfield (1900-1979) was one of the earliest and strongest critics of what he saw as the British government's attempts to control the past through the writing of so-called, 'official histories'. His famous diatribe against the 'pitfalls' of government-mandated history first appeared in 1949, at a time when the British government was engaged in publishing official histories and diplomatic documents on an unprecedented scale following the Second World War. But why was Butterfield so hostile to official history, and why do his views still matter today? Written by one of the few historians employed by the British government, this important new book details how successive governments have applied a selective approach to the past in order to tell or re-tell Britain's national history, with implications for the future. Providing a unique overview of the main trends of official history in Britain since the Second World War, the book details how Butterfield came to suspect that the British government was trying to suppress vital documents revealing the Duke of Windsor's dealings with Nazi Germany. This seemed to confirm his long-held belief that all governments would seek to manipulate history if they could, and conceal the truth if they could not. At the beginning of the 21st century, official history is still being written and the book concludes with an insider's perspective on the many issues it faces today- on freedom of information, social media and reengaging with our nation's colonial legacy. Governments have recently been given many reminders that history matters, and it is Herbert Butterfield above all who reminds us that we must remain vigilant in monitoring how they respond to the challenge.

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"As the first book in English on the origins of Japanese historiography, using both archaeological and textual data, this book examines the connection between ancient Japan and the Korean kingdom of Paekche and how tutors from the kingdom of Kara helped to lay the foundation for a literate culture in Japan. Illustrating how tutors from the kingdoms of Kara and Paekche taught Chinese writing to the Japanese court through the prism of the highly civilized culture of Paekche, the book goes on to argue that Paekche tutors guided the early Japanese court through writing, recording family history, and ultimately an early history of the ruling family. As the Japanese began to create their own history, they relied on Paekche histories as a model. Triangulating textual data from Kojiki, Nihon shoki, and Sendai kuji hongi, the author here demonstrates that various aspects of early king genealogies and later events were manipulated. Offering new theories about the Japanese ruling family, it is posited that Emperor Jitō had her committee put Jingū in power, and Suiko on the throne in place of original male rulers to create images of strong, female rulers, as she envisioned herself. The Birth of Japanese Historiography will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Japanese history, historiography and linguistics"--

Genealogy --- Historiography --- Japan --- Historiography.

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Education --- Photography in historiography. --- Historiography --- Historiography.

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This multi-volume publication with an overall of 42 contributions investigates the position of ,Völkerkunde" (socio-cultural anthropology) from Vienna during the Nazi era, in exile as well as inside the "Third Reich". Central attention is given to institutional and biographical networks and the history of ideas. The relevant academic spectrum not only includes "Völkerkunde"/ethnology (socio-cultural anthropology), but also comprises important neighboring fields ranging from physical anthropology to archaeological prehistory, folklore studies ("Volkskunde") as weil as to African and Japanese studies.Diese mehrbändige Publikation mit insgesamt 42 Beiträgen widmet sich der Stellung der Völkerkunde aus Wien während der NS-Zeit, im Exil und im "Dritten Reich". Im Fokus stehen institutionelle und biographische Netzwerke sowie ideengeschichtliche Aspekte. Das Spektrum umfasst dabei nicht nur die zentrale Völkerkunde/ Ethnologie, sondern auch wichtige Nachbarfächer von physischer Anthropologie über Ur-und Frühgeschichte bis hin zu Volkskunde, Afrikanistik und Japanologie.

Germany --- Historiography.