“…In the late nineteenth century in Europe and to some extent in the United States, the Jewish upper middle class—particularly the more affluent families—began to enter the cultural spheres of public life, especially in major cities such as Vienna, Berlin, Paris, New York, and London. While many aspects of society were closed to them, theater, the visual arts, music, and art publication were far more inviting, especially if they involved challenging aspects of modernity that might be less attractive to Gentile society. …”

“…Based on documents of the central archives in Vienna and Moscow, the thesis comes to the following results: On the one hand, conflicts between the soldiers of the Central Powers in the former Tsarist empire, in particular between the Austro-Hungarian nationalities, for example between the "Bolshevik internationalists" and the "Czech Legion", played a decisive role in the beginning of an Eastern European "period of confusion" which can hardly be entitled a "Russian Civil War". …”

“…In these three lectures given at the Collège de France in 2010, Oliver Jens Schmitt, professor at the University of Vienna, historian of the Balkans, crosses micro-history with the great. …”

“…Theis, Giottos Leben (Giotto ́s life), Vienna 2004) critically examined Giotto ́s biography and the corpus of his documented works. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…/ From Aesop to Asterix Latinus: A Survey of Latin Books for Children / Childhood Rhetorical Exercises of the Victor of Vienna / The Aftermath of Myth through the Lens of Walter Benjamin: Hermes in J.M. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Conté: Introduction: Towards a vision of the real, by Ken Tadashi Oshima, p. 6-17; Hvittrask, Luomo, Finland, 1903 (Eliel Saarinen with Armas Lindgren and Herman Gesellius), p. 18-33; Robie House, Chicago, Il, USA, 1910 (Frank Lloyd Wright), p. 34-45; Scheu House, Vienna, Austria, 1912 (Adolf Loos), p. 46-55; Manifestos of the modern house, p. 56-61; Une Petite Maison [for the architect's parents], Corseaux-Vevey, Switzerland, 1923 (Le Corbusier), p. 62-79; Stories of windows, by Bruno Reichlin, p. 80-93; Rietveld Schroder House, Utrecht, Netherlands, 1924 (Gerrit Thomas Rietveld), p. 94-109; How House, Silver Lake, Los Angeles, Ca, USA, 1925 (Rudolph Schindler), p. 110-121; Melnikov House, Moscow, Russia, 1929 (Konstantin Stepanovich Mel'nikov), p. 122-137; Dialogue with Kenneth Frampton. …”

“…Sometime Catholic priest and active Mason even when still a cleric in Vienna; early disciple of Kant and the first to try to reform the Critique of Reason; influential teacher and prolific author; astute commentator on the immediate post-Kantian scene; and at all times convinced propagandist of the Enlightenment––in all these roles Reinhold reflected his age but also tested the limits of the values that had inspired it. …”

“…It reconstructs Hindu temple practices in Zurich and Vienna, representative of two national contexts. The focus is on the question of the practical execution of events in the Hindu temple, i.e. the question of which practices create a temple as such. …”