englischThe German colonial school is a cultural contact zone for indigenous and non-indigenous people, a space where colonial knowledge is generated and which offers a workplace for German teachers. Their profession-al biographies, ranging between 1885 and 1929, offer insights into an under [...]

englischBetween 1961 and 1974, the Federal Republic of Germany and the USA concluded eight offset agreements. Under these agreements, the FRG purchased armaments and US government bonds to offset the foreign exchange costs of US troops stationed in the Federal Republic. Figuratively, the FRG thus [...]

englischThe criminal proceedings on National Socialist crimes conducted in German courts in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War have long stood in the shadow of the Nazi war-crime trials conducted by the Allies and the criminal proceedings, such as the Auschwitz trials in Frankfurt, [...]

englischThe previously ignored model of Greek colonisation attracted numerous actors from the 19th century British empire: historians, politicians, administrators, military personnel, journalists or anonymous commentators used the ancient paradigm to advocate a global federation exclusively [...]

englischWith the US’ rise to world power, Americans started to discuss their national intelligence services on a broad scale. This book analyses how the US got from A (‘spying is un-American’) to B (‘spying is essential for survival’). Focusing on the era of the World Wars and the immediate [...]

englischBetween 1945 and 1949, a total of 329 court martials were conducted in the British occupation zone in Germany. In addition to German lawyers, 46 British officers took on a mandate as public defenders. German lawyers, British defence counsels, prosecutors and judges created a specific form of [...]

englischDue to its characteristics as a lake uniquely rich in species, a supposedly inexhaustible food source and a development resource, Lake Victoria attracted multiple players during the 20th century. Scientists, international organisations, colonial politicians and development workers sought to [...]

englischThe millionfold street protests against the threat posed by new intermediate-range nuclear missiles were characteristic of Western Europe in the early 1980s. Most notably, Christian groups supported a movement that criticised the arms race and that networked transnationally in a new way. [...]

englischChristian peace initiatives were without doubt one of the most important facets of the new peace movement, which had a decisive impact on the Federal Republic of Germany during the early eighties. This study highlights the societal causes and effects of the movement’s demonstrations with the [...]

Wer hatte im Dritten Reich die Macht, Menschen in ein Konzentrationslager zu schicken? Zum ersten Mal wird in dieser Arbeit gezeigt, wie die Landräte in Bayern als Staatsbeamte und oberste Polizeibehörden im Landkreis bei den Terrormaßnahmen des Dritten Reichs beteiligt waren, nach dem Krieg ihre [...]