englischAmong the ceramic vessels of the Hellenistic period, a polychrome group stands out, which, thanks to its flexible painting technique, could absorb influences from wall painting, toreutics and coroplastic. Their ephemeral yet prestigious character was ideal for a symbolic function in cultic [...]

englischThe reconstruction of the concept of labour in Adorno’s work forms the basis of this volume. The book’s recourse to, among others, Hegel and Marx, two decisive influences on Adorno's thinking, reveal a clear contrast through which Adorno's concept of work can be contoured particularly [...]

englischThe book is a product of the “Ottoman Cyprus” Research Project, which was launched in 2010 as part of the Programm of Ottoman Studies at the Institute of Historical Research (National Hellenic Research Foundation). The priority and main concern is to publish archival material and original [...]

englischThe book is a product of the “Ottoman Cyprus” Research Project, which was launched in 2010 as part of the Programm of Ottoman Studies at the Institute of Historical Research (National Hellenic Research Foundation). The priority and main concern is to publish archival material and original [...]

englischThis volume, which was published in cooperation with the Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte in Paris, discusses surrealism in literature and art in Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey between the 1930s and 1980s. Surrealism emerged as a movement in art and literature in Europe in the [...]

Die Untersuchung widmet sich den Repräsentationen des Islam und von Muslimen in Lesebüchern des Nationalsozialismus, der DDR und der Bundesrepublik (1935–1964/65). Es werden Lesebücher für die Volksschule (NS, BRD) und für die Grund- sowie die Polytechnische Oberschule (DDR) untersucht. Näher [...]

englischChina and its rise as Eastern hegemon is both, a geostrategic and economic phenomenon. China challenges the West – what is Europe’s role and position towards China? The editor’s volume “Dragon Games” combines contributions from the fields of cultural studies with insights from international [...]

englischThis volume presents, for the first time, an assemblage of contributions on the philosophical dimensions of the impersonal, the multiplicity of its linguistic, social, scientific, religious and artistic perspectives, as well as initial approaches to its unified definition.

Linguistic and [...]