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Between Memory and History: Political Uses of the Napoleonic Past in France, 1815-1840 [PDF]
, 2011 This dissertation examines the political uses of historical memory in France between 1815 and 1848 through the lens of the Napoleonic myth. Reflections on the recent Napoleonic past permeated opposition discourse throughout the Restoration despite the ...
Naujoks, Natasha S.
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Through the prism of aesthetics. Napoleonic myth in the works of Goethe and Nietzsche
Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Language and Literature, 2023 The reception of Napoleon in Germany was carried out under the sign of an aesthetic myth. The aesthetic myth is understood as a set of theories, concepts and texts of culture based on the idea of transforming the world through artistic creativity. Starting with romanticism, the aesthetic myth determines the specifics of the German discourse of culture.
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The new poor law and the health of the population of England and Wales
The Economic History Review, Volume 79, Issue 2, Page 717-756, May 2026.Abstract We estimate the impact of reductions in poor law expenditure on rural life expectancy and mortality rates in England and Wales following the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act. Given the scale of cuts imposed, our estimates imply 8–10 per cent increases in mortality at ages 1–4 years and 2–4 per cent falls in rural expectation of life at birth.
David Green +3 more
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Disintegration, Salvation, and/or Madness in Dostoevsky
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, Volume 23, Issue 1, March 2026.ABSTRACT Psychological fragmentation and derangement suffuse Dostoevsky's fiction. This paper argues that the madness of Dostoevsky characters derives from intense wounds to the self: humiliating lacerations that impel fugue and disintegration. Such vulnerable, frangible characters seek to escape and deny themselves to avoid being seen for who they are.
Jerry Piven
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, 1964 The word myth appears frequently in contemporary theological and exegetical writing. Unfortunately, it is used with a variety of meanings by different authors, and this gives rise to the layman's general misunderstanding of what is really a technical ...
Forsman, Rodger
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The French Invasions of Portugal 1807-1811: rebellion, reaction and resistance [PDF]
, 2011 Portugal’s involvement in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars resulted in substantial economic, political and social change revealing interconnections between state and economy that have not been acknowledged fully within the existing literature.
Gray, Anthony
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State of the Field: The History of Masculinities
History, Volume 111, Issue 394, Page 5-29, January 2026.Abstract This State of the Field article discusses how, when and why the history of masculinities has emerged since the 1980s, and why it continues to be an important research field today. The article begins with the field's multiple origin stories and then discusses its expansion in chronology, geography and theme, as well as newer directions for ...
ERICA L. FRASER
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Honour and humiliation: Emotional economies of war and defeat
Nations and Nationalism, Volume 31, Issue 4, Page 809-820, October 2025.Abstract The article looks at nationalism, war and defeat from a history of emotions perspective. It frames nationalism as a political programme and mindset that enlists emotions of belonging and solidarity, but also fear, anger, hatred and contempt.
Ute Frevert
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, 2023 Sexual assault and rape is a worldwide problem. Rape myth acceptance has been identified as one of the factors associated with rape and sexual aggression, with rape myth acceptance aiding in the perpetrator’s justification while simultaneously placing ...
McIntyre, G. A. +3 more
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Bulletin du Centre de Recherche du Château de VersaillesThe aim of this research is to analyze the ways in which the accounts by Russian travellers who visited Versailles between 1813 and 1862 contributed to their compatriots being able to discover the historical, artistic and landscape heritage of the famous
Ekaterina Bulgakova
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