Brill Schöningh

Series Focus volume 15

This edited collection comprises twelve original research papers scrutinizing the historical dimensions of prostitution across 19th and 20th century Central, South, and East-Central Europe. Each contribution employs distinct methodological perspectives and diverse sources. Notably, this volume includes pioneering articles delineating nearly uncharted terrains in the history of prostitution in Europe, especially socialist Eastern European countries.

The essays featured in this book cover a broad spectrum of topics related to individual identity strategies and art collecting in the late modern era. They give a pan-European perspective on collecting in its various facets, encompassing the history of museums, exhibition policy, art market history, history of taste shaping and provenance research.

Referendum na Górnym Śląsku 1921 r. Narodowe samostanowienie czy geopolityczna gra o władzę?

Autorka: Grete Rebstock

Paryskie wykłady o literaturze słowiańskiej prowadzone przez Adama Mickiewicza w języku francuskim w latach 1840-1844 były wydarzeniem kulturalnym i politycznym tamtych czasów. Dziś uważa się je za pierwszą literacką i kulturową historię Słowian. Diachroniczna relacja rozciąga się od (mitycznych) początków tradycji pisanej, średniowiecza, renesansu i oświecenia do romantyzmu.

“Rebellion” is a fascinating, multi-threaded story about how revolutions unfold. The story begins when the communist authorities in Poland promise a better life after the bloody suppression of strikes in December 1970. The availability of goods temporarily increased, and for a time the outside world seemed closer. Just a decade later, however, rebellion arrived nonetheless. This book provides the full story of the Great Strike of August 1980, the centre of which was the Gdan´sk Shipyard. This strike was a fight not only for bread, but also for dignity of the striking workers.