Una Lliçó de numismàtica [Ressenya del llibre Història de la moneda de la Guerra dels Segadors (Primera República Catalana), 1640-1652, de Miquel Crusafont i Sabater]

Ressenya del llibre Història de la moneda de la Guerra dels Segadors (Primera República Catalana), 1640-1652. La Catalunya de la guerra dels Segadors mai no va esdevenir una república, però sí que va actuar com si ho fos en matèria monetària. L’obra tracta el paper, no sols de caire econòmic, que va jugar la moneda en aquell temps

The Liberal Way of War? French representations of the Allies, 1944-2008

This chapter looks at the ways in which Anglo-American participants in the Liberation of France have been represented in French narratives in the decades since the Second World War, through the developing French historiography of Allied participation in the War, and through the various roles assigned to the Allies in key postwar memorialisation ceremonies in France.

La ricerca sulla montagna nel Settecento sotto nuove prospettive: il network anglo-elvetico-alpino

ZusammenfassungDie Erforschung der Alpen im 18. Jahrhundert unter neuen Perspektiven.Das anglo-schweizerisch-alpine Netzwerk. Der Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit Johann Jakob Scheuchzers Korrespondenten-netz. Zwei grosse Bereiche seiner Korrespondenz wurden berücksichtigt: einer-seits die Kontakte mit verschiedenen englischen Mitgliedern der Royal Society,besonders mit dem Arzt und Fossilienforscher John Woodward, anderseits dasschweizerisch-alpine Informantennetz. Scheuchzer wurde ein wichtiger Spre-cher von Woodwards Diluvialtheorie in Europa und war für die Engländer derbedeutende Informant in allen Fragen, was die Alpen und die Naturgeschichteder Schweiz betraf. Diese Rolle als Vermittler von Wissen über die Berge und die Schweiz wurde durch das schweizweit gut organisierte Netz von Informantenermöglicht. Besonders wichtig waren Scheuchzers Kontakte mit den alpinen Eliten. Der Aufsatz zeigt, wie wichtig die zwei grossen Teile seiner Korrespon-denz für Scheuchzers Forschungstätigkeit waren und welche Rolle besondersdie alpinen Informanten gespielt haben.

How Teresa and Maria Margaretha migrated to Nordstrand: Translation of Relics and Transformation of a German Island into a Catholic Dutch enclave in the 17th century

When on 26 May 1662 the founding first stone was laid for a new church on the island Nordstrand at the coast of Schleswig, relics of Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) and of the Dutch Carmelite abbess Maria Margaretha ab Angelis (1605-1658) were inserted. This church was built for Dutch dyke builders who were called to reconstruct the island after its destruction by flood in 1634; coming from a Catholic background and from the Dutch Republic which was at war with Spain at that time, the dyke builders and their families were guaranteed religious freedom in the Lutheran duchy of Holstein. In this paper, the reasons for the choice for the Spanish mystic Teresa of Avila and for the Dutch Carmelite abbess Maria Margaretha are discussed. The latter patroness was never beatified but had died in the smell of holiness; after her death several miracles were ascribed to her. It is understandable that migrants brought relics of their appreciated holy persons who would remind them of their homeland. The paper will first shortly introduce the two patronesses of the church. In the second part, the reasons for this choice will be discussed. Behind this translation of relics not only spiritual reasons played a role. The function of the translation of the saints was first to keep up geographical and political connections with the old country (both Spain and the Netherlands), secondly to perpetuate personal-familial relationships (esp. with Maria Margaretha), thirdly to strengthen the confessional identity in a non-Catholic environment. Fourthly the transfer brought a certain model of Christian life and reform to the new place of living, which in the second part of the 17th century became marked as “Jansenist”. The paper shows the transformation of the island into an enclave of Dutch Catholic culture.

Odell, Richard, 2 autographed letters signed to John Winthrop; Southampton, Long Island, 1652 November 16-1653

Correspondence concerning an illness, which Odell believed was palsy or the King's evil (scrofula), that afflicted his five-year-old daughter. Odell writes that her symptoms included loss of speech and feeling in her right side, and a throat blockage, and he requests advice from Winthrop on the course of treatment the family should pursue. Odell writes again in 1653 thanking Winthrop for the ointment and electuary he had prescribed for the child. Her symptoms had persisted, however, and he requested further advice. Odell adds several lines regarding rumors of an insurrection of a Native American tribe, inquiring if Winthrop has any information regarding "how matters stand & between the Dutch & the English."

England on the witness stand; the Anglo-German case tried by a jury of Englishmen.

Mode of access: Internet.

Rikskansleren Axel Oxenstiernas skrifter och brefvexling.

Editor of Förra afd. Bd. 1-2, Sen. afd. Bd. 4-5: C. G. Styffe; Förra afd. Bd. 3: Sam Clason; Förra afd. Bd. 4-10: Herman Brulin; Förra afd. Bd. 11.1: Emil Schieche; Förra afd. Bd. 13-15: Tor Berg; Sen. afd. Bd. 1, 3, 6-10: Per Sondén; Sen. afd. Bd. 2: J. F. Nyström; Sen. afd. Bd. 11: Nils Edén; Sen afd. Bd. 12: Nils ahnlund.

The Pennsylvania-German in the revolutionary war, 1775-1783,

Mode of access: Internet.

Minutes of the court of Fort Orange and Beverwyck, 1652-16[60] /

The records of the court for the period betweeen Dec. 30, 1660 and Sept. 3/13, 1668 (during which the province of New Netherland passed from Dutch to British control, and Beverwyck became Albany) are missing. For minutes of the court beginning Sept. 3/13, 1668, cf. Albany. Court of Albany, colony of Rensselaerswyck and Schaenhechtede.

European War pamphlets

A collection of miscellaneous pamphlets on World War I.

De werken van J. van den Vondel /

[v.19] 1657. Koning Davids Harpzangen.--[v.20] 1657-1660. Koning Davids Harpzangen. Jeptha.--[v.21] 1660. Koning Edipus. Koning David in ballingschap. Koning David herstelt.--[v.22-23] 1660. Publius Virgilius Maroos Wercken in Nederduitsch dicht vertaelt.--[v.24] 1660-1662. Samson. Adonias. Bespiegelingen.--[v.25] 1662. Bespiegelingen. Joannes de Boetgezant.--[v.26] 1663. Batavische Gebroeders. De Heerlyckheit der Kercke. Faëton.--[v.27] 1664-1667. Adam in Ballingschap. Ifigenie in Tauren. Zungchin.--[v.28] 1667-1671. Noah. Feniciaensche. Herkules in Trachin. Ovidius Herscheppinge.--[v.29-30] 1671-1679. Ovidius herscheppinge.

Translating Nietzsche, mediating literature: Alexander Tille and the limits of Anglo-German intercultural transfer

Dr. Alexander Tille (1866–1912) was one of the key-figures in Anglo-German intercultural transfer towards the end of the 19th century. As a lecturer in German at Glasgow University he was the first to translate and edit Nietzsche’s work into English. Writers such as W. B. Yeats were influenced by Nietzsche and used Tille’s translations. Tille’s social Darwinist reading of the philosopher’s oeuvre, however, had a narrowing impact on the reception of Nietzsche in the Anglo-Saxon world for decades. Through numerous publications Tille disseminated knowledge about British authors (e.g., Robert Louis Stevenson, William Wordsworth) in Germany and about German authors (e.g., Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) in Britain. His role as mediator also extended into areas such as history, religion, and industry. During the Boer war, however, Tille’s outspoken pro-German nationalism brought him in conflict with his British host society. After being physically attacked by his students he returned to Germany and published a highly anglophobic monograph. Tille personifies the paradox of Anglo-German relations in the pre-war years, which deteriorated despite an increase in intercultural transfer and knowledge about the respective Other.

Onde fica o sertão rompem-se as águas: processo de territorialização da ribeira do Apodi-Mossoró (1676-1725)

The Portuguese territorial process of the captaincy of Rio Grande was initiated in1598 with the conquest of the Potengi River bar by Mascarenhas Homem. This process lasted until 1633, when it was interrupted by the arrival of the Dutch, and resumed only in 1654. From this year on, the occupation of unknown lands of the captaincy was encouraged, supporting the advancement towards conquering the backlands, breaking the divisive boundaries with the captaincy of Siará Grande so far known: the Assú riverside. This breakthrough resulted in confrontations with the inhabitants of these lands, known as tapuias, leading to outbreak of several conflicts that composed the Barbarians War. The main stage of such events in Rio Grande, between the years 1687 and 1720, was precisely the Assú riverside, one of the spaces to be investigated by this research. Therefore, this paper aims to analyze the advance of the conquerors in Rio Grande, contributing to the territorial process, which resulted in the emergence of a new border between Rio Grande and Siará Grande: the Apodi-Mossoró river. For this purpose, it was used sources produced between the years 1659 and 1725, as the settlement letters, royal charters, correspondence between the City Council of Natal, captains of Rio Grande and the government of Pernambuco and also the general government, as well as the documents related to the militia composed mainly by Paulistas who struggled in the captaincy.

"Serve Canada with Men Like These": Masculinity, "Peacekeeping," and National Identity in Cold War Canada, 1956-1959

This paper explores the ways in which the construction of militarized masculinities in Cold War Canadian media reflected the hegemonic masculinities and broader social trends of the period. This paper focuses specifically on the recruiting materials produced for and by the Canadian Army between 1956 and 1959, the time of the Suez Canal Crisis and the beginnings of “Canadian peacekeeping.” Through the mobilization of modern and anti-modern masculine identities attached to hegemonic and idealized Cold War Canadian masculinities, the Army created the image of the “Modern Warrior” to portray itself as an occupation and culture for “real Canadian men.” This identity simultaneously corresponded with Canada’s new “peacekeeping” identity. By presenting certain images of Canadian manhood as the “ideal” Canadian identity and by associating this “ideal” masculinity with military service, the Army’s recruitment advertisements conflated Cold War rhetoric of service, defence, national citizenship, cultural belonging, and “ideal” ethnicity with a Canadian identity available only to a specific (and often exclusive) segment of society. Because military service has long been considered the crux of citizenship, these advertisements (re)entrenched patterns of middle-class, heterosexual, Anglo- Saxon masculine power and dominance in a time of social uncertainty and cultural anxiety through the reaffirmation of this group’s “privilege” to serve the nation.