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This volume contains 22 of the 95 papers presented during ICHL 10. The articles included here clearly reflect the on-going interest in the general mechanisms of language change, the close relationship between present-day historical linguistics and linguistic theory, and the renewed interest in language contact. The papers deal with more general issues as well as with specific problems in diverse languages and language groups.The volume contains three indexes: of names, of languages, and of subjects.

Historical linguistics

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The submitted manuscript for Vol. I. comprises the learned correspondence of the Benedictine historians Bernhard and Hieronymus Pez of Melk abbey from the years 1709 to 1715. The edition and commentary were prepared between 2004 and 2008 within FWF project P-16940 under the direction of Prof. Winfried Stelzer by Thomas Wallnig and Thomas Stockinger at the Institute for Austrian Historical Research, Vienna. The submission of the work for publication is being filed concurrently with the final report on the project to the FWF. The significance of the Pez letters, of which the submitted volume will make roughly one quarter available to the public for the first time, is twofold. On the one hand, the European scope of the correspondence leads to a re-evaluation of the position of Austria and southern Germany within European intellectual history of the early 18th century and within the erudite practice and culture of communication in the Republic of Letters. On the other hand, the prosopographical orientation of the brothers' project (a collection of bio-bibliographical data on Benedictine authors of the 16th to 18th century) provides the beginnings of an inventory and topography of a nearly undiscovered intellectual landscape.The volume contains: an introduction sketching the various monastic and erudite contexts of the correspondence, presenting learned letters as a literary genre, and setting out the principles of the edition; the edition itself, which gives 261 extant letters in the original Latin with critical notes, German summaries and commentary, and which also registers 211 lost letters; an appendix with biographical information on the 82 correspondents and four tables (letters by correspondents, letters in chronological order, items enclosed with the letters, mentioned letters between third persons); sources and bibliography; finally a cumulative bio-bibliographical index.Publication is envisioned within the series "Quelleneditionen des Instituts für Österreichische Geschichtsforschung" (Böhlau publishing house) as the first of four planned volumes of the correspondence. The publication is primarily aimed at researchers in Austrian history, intellectual history and history of education, and ecclesiastical history, but is also potentially of interest to the disciplines of art history, history of publishing, and also to medievalists in view of the numerous mentions of the location and usage of manuscripts.Volume 2: https://e-book.fwf.ac.at/o:824 and https://e-book.fwf.ac.at/o:825.

Historical geography.

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This book explores how festivals and events affect urban places and public spaces, with a particular focus on their role in fostering inclusion. The 'festivalisation' of culture, politics and space in cities is often regarded as problematic, but this book examines the positive and negative ways that festivals affect cities by examining festive spaces as contested spaces. The book focuses on Western European cities, a particularly interesting context given the social and cultural pressures associated with high levels of in-migration and concerns over the commercialisation and privatisation of public spaces. The key themes of this book are the quest for more inclusive urban spaces and the contested geographies of festival spaces and places. Festivals are often used by municipal authorities to break down symbolic barriers that restrict who uses public spaces and what those spaces are used for. However, the rise of commercial festivals and ticketed events means that they are also responsible for imposing physical and financial obstacles that reduce the accessibility of city parks, streets and squares. Alongside addressing the contested effects of urban festivals on the character and inclusivity of public spaces, the book addresses more general themes including the role of festivals in culture-led regeneration. Several chapters analyse festivals and events as economic development tools, and the book also covers contested representations of festival cities and the ways related images and stories are used in place marketing. A range of cases from Western Europe are used to explore these issues, including chapters on some of the world's most significant and contested festival cities: Venice, Edinburgh, London and Barcelona. The book covers a wide range of festivals, including those dedicated to music and the arts, but also events celebrating particular histories, identities and pastimes. A series of fascinating cases are discussed - from the Venice Biennale and Dublin Festival of History, to Rotterdam's music festivals and craft beer festivals in Manchester. The diverse and innovative qualities of the book are also evident in the range of urban spaces covered: obvious examples of public spaces - such as parks, streets, squares and piazzas - are addressed, but the book includes chapters on enclosed public spaces (e.g., libraries) and urban blue spaces (waterways) too. This reflects the interpretation of public spaces as socio-material entities: they are produced informally through their use (including for festivals and events), as well as through their formal design and management.

Historical geography.

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Flüsse sind (genauso wie Meere oder Gebirge) seit jeher ein prägender Bestandteil von Räumen. Sie dienen als natürliche Grenzen, formen den Charakter einer Landschaft und prägen das Bild ganzer Regionen. Für die Wahrnehmung eines geografischen Raumes spielen Flüsse daher eine ganz wesentliche Rolle, und sie sind selbst aktiv an der Konstitution von Räumen beteiligt. In politischer Hinsicht sind Flüsse oftmals umkämpfte Grenzen oder Orte kriegerischer Auseinandersetzungen und können zur Projektionsfläche für nationale Diskurse werden. Gleichzeitig bilden sie aber auch Räume des Kontakts, in denen kulturelle Transfer- und Austauschprozesse stattfinden; als solche tragen sie entscheidend zur Herausbildung von Raumkulturen bzw. zur Entstehung von Kulturräumen bei. Die Vielfalt der Flusslandschaften zu umreißen und zugleich den Begriff zu konturieren, ist ein Ziel des vorliegenden Bandes.

Historical Geography.

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"Nul mieux que ce livre n'affirme que l'espace est aussi domaine des historiens, car la vie sociale, la vie administrative des groupements humains, leurs usages culturels aussi, s'inscrivent dans des territoires qui se juxtaposent, s'articulent, se singularisent, se chevauchent parfois. Les notions de frontières et de limites prennent alors tout leur sens. Quinze études et de riches discussions apportent ici des regards croisés et complémentaires sur l'Afrique du Nord antique. C'est également l'occasion de rendre hommage à Pierre Salama, non seulement épigraphiste et numismate, mais aussi spécialiste hors-pair de géographie historique. La Carte du réseau routier, diffusée en 1947, puis intégrée en 1951 au livre sur Les voies romaines de l'Afrique du Nord, a connu une brillante destinée, car elle a constamment servi de point d'appui au travail des historiens des nouvelles générations. Cette carte est une œuvre de synthèse, et d'abord une synthèse de l'espace, exprimée en réduction; mais elle synthétise aussi le temps, car les cités dont le nom apparaît ont duré de longs siècles, structurant fortement la vie politique et sociale des provinces romaines, et reflétant par leur apparition et leur permanence les changements dans les modes de vie."[source : site de l'éditeur].

Historical geography.