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The European Experience brings together the expertise of nearly a hundred historians from eight European universities to internationalise and diversify the study of modern European history, exploring a grand sweep of time from 1500 to 2000. Offering a valuable corrective to the Anglocentric narratives of previous English-language textbooks, scholars from all over Europe have pooled their knowledge on comparative themes such as identities, cultural encounters, power and citizenship, and economic development to reflect the complexity and heterogeneous nature of the European experience. Rather than another grand narrative, the international author teams offer a multifaceted and rich perspective on the history of the continent of the past 500 years. Each major theme is dissected through three chronological sub-chapters, revealing how major social, political and historical trends manifested themselves in different European settings during the early modern (1500-1800), modern (1800-1900) and contemporary period (1900-2000).

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"Bahrain has roots deep in the past, going back some 5,000 years. It was a vital link between civilisations, such as the Phoenicians, the Levant and Mesopotamia. The 'modern' era of Bahrain began in 1783, following the island's conquest by Ahmed al-Fateh. It has been ruled by the al-Khalifa family since 1961. Bahrain was declared independent from the United Kingdom in August 1971, and issued its first constitution in 1973"--

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Comprising a unique collection of primary sources, this book critically examines several topics relating to ancient Egypt that are of high interest to readers but about which misconceptions abound. With its pyramids, mummies, and sphinxes, ancient Egypt has fascinated us for centuries. It has been the setting of many films and novels, figuring prominently in popular culture. Much of what the average reader believes about this civilization, however, is mistaken. Through a unique collection of primary source documents, this book critically examines several topics related to ancient Egypt and about which misconceptions abound. Primary sources, many in new translations by the author, are drawn from ancient Egyptian, classical Greek and Roman, Muslim, early Christian, and modern European documents. These sources shed light on popular misconceptions. Such topics include the divinity of the pharaoh, the role of animals in ancient Egyptian religion, the purpose of the Egyptian pyramids, the use of slave labor, the Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system, the role of Cleopatra in the defeat of Marc Antony and the fall of the Roman Republic, and the influence of Egyptian religion on the development of early Christianity. By studying these documents, users will be able to develop their skills interpreting and evaluating primary sources.

Egypt --- Civilization --- History --- Civilization.

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Der enzyklopadische Aspekt der Barthschen Theologie, also ihr Anspruch, von der Dogmatik aus allen ubrigen Disziplinen mit in den Blick zu bekommen, ist von der Forschung bisher selten reflektiert worden. Dies kann erstaunen, befindet sich die Theologie heute, was ihre Einheit und die wechselseitige Bezogenheit ihrer Teildisziplinen angeht, doch in einer prekaren Lage. Durch die zunehmende "Verfachwissenschaftlichung" entfernen sich die Facher immer mehr voneinander. Disziplinubergreifende Bemuhungen um die Einheit der Theologie werden nicht oft unternommen, sind aber - auch um der kirchlichen und religiosen Praxis willen - unerlasslich.Karl Barth hat mit seiner christozentrischen Offenbarungstheologie den Anspruch eines genuin theologischen Zusammenhangs der theologischen Facher verbunden, der sich weder auf ein einheitliches philosophisches Bezugsparadigma noch auf einen spezifischen Religionsbegriff grundet. Die Beitrage des Bandes bedenken die vielfach monierten Schwachen dieses Ansatzes, aber auch seine Starken, und zwar im Blick auf gegenwartige Theologie.

Religion and civilization. --- Civilization and religion --- Civilization

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"Ukrainian-born Yankev Leshchinsky (1876-1966) was the leading scholarly and journalistic analyst of Eastern European Jewish socioeconomic and political life from the 1920s to the 1950s. Known as "the dean of Jewish sociologists" and "the father of Jewish demography," Leshchinsky published a series of insightful and moving essays in Yiddish on Polish Jewry between 1927 and 1937. Despite heightened interest in interwar Jewish communities in Poland in recent years, these essays (like most of Leshchinsky's works) have never been translated into English."

Jews --- Civilization.