TY - BOOK ED - Burton, Eric ED - Dietrich, Anne ED - Harisch, Immanuel R. ED - Schenck, Marcia C. T1 - Navigating Socialist Encounters BT - Moorings and (Dis)Entanglements between Africa and East Germany during the Cold War N2 - This edited volume examines entanglements and disentanglements between Africa and East Germany during and after the Cold War from a global history perspective. Extending the view beyond political elites, it asks for the negotiated and plural character of socialism in these encounters and sheds light on migration, media, development, and solidarity through personal and institutional agency. With its distinctive focus on moorings and unmoorings, the volume shows how the encounters, albeit often brief, significantly influenced both African and East German histories. KW - GDR KW - East Germany KW - Cold War KW - Migration KW - Global History Y1 - 2021 SN - 978-3-11-062354-3 SN - 978-3-11-062231-7 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110623543 PB - De Gruyter CY - Oldenburg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Steffensen, Nils ED - Rollinger, Christian T1 - Ruhm, Ide(ologi)e, Macht BT - Robert Rossens Deutungen Alexanders des Großen JF - thersites 12 N2 - The first Hollywood film adaptation of Alexander the Great is Robert Rossen’s 1956 movie. Classicists have primarily been concerned with errors of historicity, Alexander’s assumed tragic traits, and rather associative conclusions concerning the movie’s political implications. This paper raises the question of Rossen’s depiction of Alexander's motives and aims. His assessment of the king is surprisingly complicated. Therefore, for the first time, Rossen's interview comments on Alexander are analysed comprehensively and systematically. Furthermore, it is shown that neglected sources are central to the plot. Finally, the film is interpreted against the backdrop of Rossen’s oeuvre. It can be demonstrated that Rossen’s issue is the problem of ideology. He seeks a redefinition of glory. Military success is only an excuse for the pursuit of mere power. For Rossen, however, the true fame is nothing but the benefit of the people. It took a long time for Alexander to realize that his rule was inane, and to reshape his policy. This interpretation is due to fundamental convictions reflected in Rossen’s oeuvre as well as to his personal experiences in politics. It is a plea for de-ideologization in times of the Cold War. KW - Alexander the Great KW - Robert Rossen KW - Cold War KW - Hellenism KW - HUAC Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol12.134 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2020 IS - 12 SP - 1 EP - 37 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Scianna, Bastian Matteo T1 - Rebuilding an Austrian Army BT - The Bundesheer’s Founding Generation and the Wehrmacht Past, 1955–1970 JF - War in History N2 - After the Second World War, a new Austrian Army (the Bundesheer) was formed to guarantee the country’s armed neutrality. But the period between 1938 and 1945 remained a point of contention. While some Austrian officers had been sidelined, the majority had served in the Wehrmacht and thus shared experiences and soldierly values. As Cold War realities necessitated a professional experienced army, a group around Erwin Fussenegger (1908–1986) dominated the new Bundesheer and contemplations about reforming the military culture and value system were postponed; while at the same time, the Bundesheer managed to prevent becoming a mere continuation of the Wehrmacht. KW - Austria KW - Wehrmacht KW - Second World War KW - Cold War KW - military culture KW - Bundesheer Y1 - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/0968344516682057 SN - 0968-3445 SN - 1477-0385 VL - 26 IS - 1 SP - 105 EP - 123 PB - Sage Publ. CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bruhn, Anja A1 - Huschka, Denis A1 - Wagner, Gert G. T1 - Naming and war in modern Germany JF - Names : a journal of onomastics N2 - This paper analyzes naming behavior in Germany in the context of rapid social change. It begins with an overview of general developments in naming in Germany over the last one hundred years, based on data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP), which supplies us with almost 45,000 datasets. The paper focuses on the periods of World War II and the Cold War since we conclude that general developments in naming were disrupted by these two phenomena. Wartime brings accelerated social change in its wake and people react to this social change - often on an apparently individual level. Here, our findings are in accordance with established sociological theories. KW - naming KW - World War II KW - Cold War KW - Germany KW - SOEP Y1 - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1179/0027773812Z.00000000011 SN - 0027-7738 VL - 60 IS - 2 SP - 74 EP - 89 PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group CY - Leeds ER -