The division of Germany separated a nation, divided communities, and inevitably shaped the life histories of those growing up in the socialist dictatorship of the East and the liberal democracy of the West. This peculiarly German experience of the Cold War is usually viewed through the lens of divided Berlin or other border communities. What has been much less explored, however, is what division meant to the millions of Germans in the East and West who lived far away from the Wall and the centres of political power. This volume is the first comparative study to examine how villagers in both Germanies dealt with the imposition of two very different systems in their everyday lives. Focusing on two villages, Neukirch (Lausitz) in Saxony and Ebersbach an der Fils in Baden-Württemberg, it explores how local residents experienced and navigated social change in their localities in the postwar era. Based on a wide range of archival sources as well as oral history interviews, the work argues that there are parallel histories of responses to social change among villagers in postwar Germany. Despite the different social, political, and economic developments, the residents of both localities desired rural modernisation, lamented the loss of 'community', and became politically active to control the transformation of their localities. The work thereby offers a bottom-up history of divided Germany which shows how individuals on both sides of the Wall gave local meaning to large-scale processes of change.

Local Lives, Parallel Histories: Villagers and Everyday Life in Divided Germany (Studies in German History)

History

Thomas, Marcel

Europe

Oxford University Press

Physical description; 183 p. : ill. (part col.) ; 44 cm. Subjects; Berry, Jean de France duc de 1340-1416. Jean Duc de Berry 1340-1416. Catholic Church. - Liturgy and ritual. Hours.

Les Grandes Heures De Jean Duc De Berry

Norton*(ww Norton Co

Commentaries augment 80 plates drawn from Books of Hours, Bibles, and other illuminated-manuscript works produced in Europe during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries

The Golden Age: Manuscript Painting at the Time of Jean, Duke of Berry

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

George Braziller, Inc.

This powerful and breathtakingly beautiful Book of Hours was designed in the fifteenth century by one of the greatest masters of expressionism in France at the time, and executed by him (together with members of his workshop) for a royal patron. A relatively unknown masterpiece, it emerged from artistic obscurity in 1904 to widespread acclaim and critical appreciation. As Millard Meiss points out in his Introduction: "The Rohan Master cared less about what people do than what they feel. . . .Whereas his great predecessors, the Boucicaut Master and the Limbourgs, excelled in the description of novel aspects of the natural world, he explored the realm of human feeling." And, in his explorations, the Rohan Master disclosed a way of viewing and visually depicting reality (replete with familiar biblical figures, saints, angels, devils) and the emotions of simple men and women - suffering, elation, fear, melancholy, and hope - in a manner that is both original and powerfully moving. From the first folio of this remarkable and often startling manuscript to the final plate, the entire range of human emotions is compassionately but uncompromisingly explored. Named after the Rohan family, whose arms appear in this manuscript, this distinctive artist earned himself a place as one of the greatest manuscript illuminators of the early Renaissance.

The Rohan Master: A Book of Hours

Twelve-year old Martin has only just moved to a new town when he encounters some mean kids tormenting a small Jack Russell terrier puppy, lost and alone. Martin saves him, brings him home, and eventually gives him a name-Cool Shoes. Now the puppy has a home and a friend, and Martin knows he'll never be lonely again. Martin's mom and the squirrels take a liking to Cool Shoes, but the puppy needs to play with other dogs, too. One day at the dog park, Martin makes the acquaintance of Zaria, who also owns a Jack Russell. Now both Martin and Cool Shoes have new friends, and together, they can stand up to any foe! The friends need to be strong together, because there are bullies everywhere. Martin and Cool Shoes learn that some people just don't want to get along, but they also learn that all people can get along, if only they try. This is the story of a boy and his rescue dog, but it's also about friendship, family, and the bravery it takes to do the right thing.

Cool Shoes: The Jack Russell Terrier: A Story of Kindness, Friendship, and Respect

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Animals

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Local Lives, Parallel Histories: Villagers and Everyday Life in Divided Germany (Studies in German History)

Les Grandes Heures De Jean Duc De Berry

The Golden Age: Manuscript Painting at the Time of Jean, Duke of Berry

The Golden Age: Manuscript Painting at the Time of Jean, Duke of Berry

The Rohan Master: A Book of Hours

Cool Shoes: The Jack Russell Terrier: A Story of Kindness, Friendship, and Respect

Cool Shoes: The Jack Russell Terrier: A Story of Kindness, Friendship, and Respect