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"Primitive" discourse : aspects of contemporary North American Indian representations of the Irish and of contemporary Irish representations of North American Indians (2008)
Journal Article
Porter, & Porter, J. (2008). "Primitive" discourse : aspects of contemporary North American Indian representations of the Irish and of contemporary Irish representations of North American Indians. American Studies, 49(3-4), 63-85. https://doi.org/10.1353/ams.2010.0020

This article contrasts a number of contemporary incidences of Irish representation of and engagement with Native Americans and their history with two Native American novels and their depictions of Ireland and the Irish, LeAnne Howe’s 2001 book Shells... Read More about "Primitive" discourse : aspects of contemporary North American Indian representations of the Irish and of contemporary Irish representations of North American Indians.

Preußischer Pomp : Zeremoniellnutzung und Ruhmbegriff Friedrichs des Großen im Berliner "Carousel" von 1750 (2008)
Journal Article
Biskup, T. (2008). Preußischer Pomp : Zeremoniellnutzung und Ruhmbegriff Friedrichs des Großen im Berliner "Carousel" von 1750. Friedrich300 - Colloquien : Studien zur preußischen Geschichte in der Zeit Friedrich des Großen, 2,

Der Beitrag hinterfragt das Bild Friedrichs II. als eines besonders zeremoniellfeindlichen Monarchen, indem er mit dem Berliner "Carousel" von 1750 das größte höfische Fest in Preußen zwischen der Regierung Friedrichs I. und den romantisierenden Feie... Read More about Preußischer Pomp : Zeremoniellnutzung und Ruhmbegriff Friedrichs des Großen im Berliner "Carousel" von 1750.

Archaeology and environment in a changing East Yorkshire landscape: The Foulness Valley c. 800 BC to c. AD 400 (2008)
Book
(2008). Archaeology and environment in a changing East Yorkshire landscape: The Foulness Valley c. 800 BC to c. AD 400. Archaeopress

This study combines new aerial surveying and fieldwalking with interpretation of the Iron Age and Roman sites of a 20 x 30km area of East Yorkshire, focusing squarely on the landscape context. Peter Halkon examines the development of the landscape, a... Read More about Archaeology and environment in a changing East Yorkshire landscape: The Foulness Valley c. 800 BC to c. AD 400.

Art and industry at Amarna (2008)
Journal Article
Fenwick, H. (2008). Art and industry at Amarna. Antiquity, 82(318), 1118-1122. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003598X00097842

Reviews of Paul T. Nicholson. Brilliant things for Akhenaten: the production of glass, vitreous materials and pottery at Amarna Site O45.1 (Egypt Exploration Society Excavation Memoir 80). x+394 pages, 168 illustrations, 15 tables, CD-ROM. 2007. Lond... Read More about Art and industry at Amarna.

Indiens et Franc-Maconnerie: une vision performative de l'histoire Americaine (2008)
Book Chapter
Porter, J. (2008). Indiens et Franc-Maconnerie: une vision performative de l'histoire Americaine. In M. Prum (Ed.), Race & the Body in Anglophone Context/ Race et corps dans L’aire Anglophone, (113 - 135). L’Harmattan

Comme nombre de mes collègues indianistes, cela fait longtemps que je n’ignore plus que les grandes figures masculines du monde politique et littéraire indien du XIXe et du début du XXe siècle avaient, pour la plupart d’entre elles, des liens directs... Read More about Indiens et Franc-Maconnerie: une vision performative de l'histoire Americaine.

'Dependence and Independence: Malta and the End of Empire' (2008)
Journal Article
Smith, S. (2008). 'Dependence and Independence: Malta and the End of Empire'. Journal of Maltese History, 1(1), 33 - 47

Defeat and memory: Cultural histories of military defeat in the modern era (2008)
Book
Macleod, J. (Ed.). (2008). Defeat and memory: Cultural histories of military defeat in the modern era. London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230582798

The legacy of defeat in war reverberates through private and collective memory and remains a sub-text in international relations and political discourse. This book examines the manner in which a series of military defeats have been understood and rem... Read More about Defeat and memory: Cultural histories of military defeat in the modern era.

Das Erbe der Monarchie: Nachwirkungen einer deutschen Institution seit 1918 (2008)
Book
Biskup, T., & Kohlrausch, M. (2008). Das Erbe der Monarchie: Nachwirkungen einer deutschen Institution seit 1918. Campus

Die Monarchie wurde 1918 in Deutschland abgeschafft. Aber erlosch damit auch ihre Wirkung? Was hinterließ sie jenseits leerer Throne und wie gingen die Deutschen damit um? In diesem Band wird erstmals untersucht, welche Spuren diese Institution in de... Read More about Das Erbe der Monarchie: Nachwirkungen einer deutschen Institution seit 1918.

Reassessing Suez 1956: new perspectives on the crisis and its aftermath (2008)
Book
Smith, S. C. (Ed.). (2008). Reassessing Suez 1956: new perspectives on the crisis and its aftermath. Farnham: Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315603889

The nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956 triggered one of the gravest international crises since the Second World War. The fiftieth anniversary of the Suez crisis in 2006 presented an ideal opportunity to re-visit and reassess this seminal episo... Read More about Reassessing Suez 1956: new perspectives on the crisis and its aftermath.

Mir Dast (1874-1945) (2008)
Book Chapter
Omissi, D. (2008). Mir Dast (1874-1945). In L. Goldman (Ed.), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Online Edition. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/ref%3Aodnb/96985

When Seve met Bregović: folklore, turbofolk and the boundaries of Croatian musical identity (2008)
Journal Article
Baker, C. (2008). When Seve met Bregović: folklore, turbofolk and the boundaries of Croatian musical identity. Nationalities Papers, 36(4), 741-764. https://doi.org/10.1080/00905990802230514

Popular music in Croatia has consistently been a field where the boundaries of national cultural identity are set, contested and transgressed. The most contentious boundaries involve Serbian culture and the abstract "east", to which essentialized nat... Read More about When Seve met Bregović: folklore, turbofolk and the boundaries of Croatian musical identity.

‘Höfisches Retablissement: Der Hof Friedrichs des Großen nach dem Siebenjährigen Krieg', in: Friedrich300 - Colloquien, Friedrich der Große - eine perspektivische Bestandsaufnahme (2008) (2008)
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Biskup, T. (2008). ‘Höfisches Retablissement: Der Hof Friedrichs des Großen nach dem Siebenjährigen Krieg', in: Friedrich300 - Colloquien, Friedrich der Große - eine perspektivische Bestandsaufnahme (2008)

Der Hof blieb auch für Friedrich den Großen unabdingbar, um im höfisch strukturierten Europa des 18. Jahrhunderts Politik machen zu können. Finanzierung, Personaldecke und Infrastruktur des friderizianischen Hofes waren auch im Vergleich zu anderen H... Read More about ‘Höfisches Retablissement: Der Hof Friedrichs des Großen nach dem Siebenjährigen Krieg', in: Friedrich300 - Colloquien, Friedrich der Große - eine perspektivische Bestandsaufnahme (2008).

Wild dances and dying wolves : simulation, essentialization, and national identity at the Eurovision Song Contest (2008)
Journal Article
Baker, C. (2008). Wild dances and dying wolves : simulation, essentialization, and national identity at the Eurovision Song Contest. Popular Communication, 6(3), 173-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/15405700802198113

This paper examines Eurovision as a site for the public representation of the nation and explores the tendency towards simulation in such representations. The contest’s transnational audience and implication in commercial practices create pressures t... Read More about Wild dances and dying wolves : simulation, essentialization, and national identity at the Eurovision Song Contest.

The causes of the Thirty Years War 1618-48 (2008)
Journal Article
Wilson, P. H. (2008). The causes of the Thirty Years War 1618-48. English Historical Review, CXXIII(502), 554-586. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/cen160

The Thirty Years War (1618-48) was the most destructive conflict in Europe before the twentieth-century world wars. There are several explanations of what caused the war, but these rarely discuss the merits of alternative interpretations, nor do they... Read More about The causes of the Thirty Years War 1618-48.

Book review : Native vote: American Indians, the voting rights act, and the right to vote (2008)
Journal Article
Porter, J. (2008). Book review : Native vote: American Indians, the voting rights act, and the right to vote. Journal of American history, 94(4), 1327 - 1328. https://doi.org/10.2307/25095449

Sammeln und Reisen in deutsch-englischen Gelehrtennetzwerken im späten 18. Jahrhundert (2008)
Book Chapter
Biskup, T. (2008). Sammeln und Reisen in deutsch-englischen Gelehrtennetzwerken im späten 18. Jahrhundert. In Kulturen des Wissens (607 - 614). de Gruyter

Das Schwert Friedrichs des Großen: Universalhistorische „Größe" und monarchische Genealogie in der napoleonischen Symbolpolitik nach Iéna (2008)
Book Chapter
Biskup, T. (2008). Das Schwert Friedrichs des Großen: Universalhistorische „Größe" und monarchische Genealogie in der napoleonischen Symbolpolitik nach Iéna. In as Jahr 1806 in der europäischen Geschichte. Balance, Hegemonie und politische Kulturen (185 - 203). Böhlau

King Stephen and Northern France (2008)
Book Chapter
Crouch, D. (2008). King Stephen and Northern France. In King Stephen's Reign, 1135-1154 (44 - 57). Boydell

A study of the relations between King Stephen of England (1135-1154), the king of France and the princes of Northern France

An empire built on sand (2008)
Book Chapter
Smith, S. (2008). An empire built on sand. In Britain and the Middle East: from imperial power to junior partner (48 - 65). Sussex Academic Press

The Transformation of Medieval Gwent (2008)
Book Chapter
Crouch, D. (2008). The Transformation of Medieval Gwent. In The Gwent County History 2, The Age of the Marcher Lords, c.1070-1536, (16803). University of Wales Press

A history and analysis of the establishment of Marcher lordships in Gwent between 1067 and 1245.