MOZART

The First Biography

“It is perhaps not for the critique of contemporaneous music that we turn to Niemetschek but, rather, to enjoy the warmth and affection that shine through in a manner rare in biography.”  Music and Letters
“…this book includes much contemporary debate (on whether music is a victim of fashion, for instance, or on the paucity of good musical education), and is absorbing to read.”  Jane Glover in Times Literary Supplement

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REFLECTIONS ON CAMBRIDGE

 “I much enjoyed the Cambridge book - full of wisdom, warmth and great stories, a kind of manifesto for the liberal arts as well as a song of love for a place.”   •  Michael Chaplin, Screenwriter and Playwright

“I have been reading and enjoying the book on Cambridge. As always with Alan Macfarlane’s work, it is whimsical, elegant, informative, scholarly, cosmopolitan and also gentle and friendly in its tone. Greatly enjoyable and very useful to those who don't know much about the intricacies of life at Cambridge.”  •  Srijana Das, Department of Social Anthropology, Cambridge

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MAX LIEBERMANN AND INTERNATIONAL MODERNISM

An Artist's Career from Empire to Third Reich

Published in Association with the German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C. and the Centre Allemand d'histoire de l'art/Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte, Paris

The Nazis’ persecution of modern and Jewish artists led to the obliteration of Liebermann from the narratives of modern art, but this volume contributes to the recent wave of scholarly literature that works to recover his role and his oeuvre from an international perspective.

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ADOLF CLUSS, ARCHITECT

From Germany to America

Published in Association with the German Historical Institute, Washington, D.C.

“…a well-researched and compellingly presented portrait of a rich, untapped subject. The book opens up fertile territory for further study.”  H-Net Reviews

Thanks to Cluss’s imagination, technical skills, and vision of a new cityscape, Washington became a showcase for the nation through the handsome public buildings and private structures that expressed national confidence and international interest in improving the health, safety, and beautification of cities. Cluss’s work as an architect, civil engineer and urban planner in Washington represents a long neglected chapter in the development of the capital city during the social and physical rebuilding that followed the Civil War.

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NEW AUSTRIAN FILM

 “A substantive, coherent, and nuanced volume that brings together first-class authors and presents up-to-date research not only by German-speaking but also by foreign scholars - a reflection of the growing awareness of Austrian film internationally…The scholarly expertise to be found in these rich contributions make reading this volume a pleasant experience.”  RAY Magazine

“ unique and valuable collection of current perspectives.”  Austrian Studies Newsletter

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THE CONCISE CINEGRAPH

Encyclopaedia of German Cinema

 “…for the scholar or student who seeks reliable biographical information about people involved in film production and criticism in German-speaking countries, The Concise CineGraph will be an indispensable resource. The entries provide some fascinating facts about filmmaker careers, and include much information not available anywhere online, particularly in English. The entries are wide-ranging and give equal emphasis to well known and lesser-known personalities."  German Quarterly

“For a college library with programs in film studies or German studies, this book is a must, and anyone teaching a course related to German cinema should include it as part of their course reserves. The appendix will prove particularly useful for students and teachers seeking concise, introductory readings about certain periods of German cinema.”  H-German

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RHODES SCHOLARS, OXFORD, AND THE CREATION OF AN AMERICAN ELITE

"Rhodes Scholars is a choice read for those trying to understand the history of the program."  The Midwest Book Review

"... a very readable book. Personalities and their relationships are vividly described."  American Historical Review

"... Schaeper is to be warmly congratulated ... This is a piece of thorough and careful research, well organized, and a quite fascinating book."  Contemporary Review

"... a careful and interesting record of a unique and largely successful transatlantic experiment"  Daily Telegraph London

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THE SILK ROADS

Highways of Culture and Commerce

The notion of movement is central to an understanding of the relations between peoples; it is also the factor of which specialists have, for various reasons, not taken sufficient account. It is in this context that the Silk Roads Project, initiated by UNESCO, assumes its significance. The studies carried out under the Project have shown that identity, seen from a long-term perspective, cannot be viewed as a ghetto or an enclosure, but as the result of a whole process of synthesis and encounter between peoples and cultures.

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THE FUTURE OF VALUES

21st-Century Talks

“... a passionate plea for a society of knowledge.”   •  Le Figaro

This volume offers reflections on the likely nature of the values of the 21st century and addresses questions such as whether aesthetics will prevail over ethics, whether the third industrial revolution and its forms of globalization will shatter culture as we know it, hasten the decline of thousands of languages, or give rise to new forms of racism or "genism."

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KEYS TO THE 21ST CENTURY

Originating as it does in a UNESCO series of encounters and exchanges between scientists, intellectuals, artists, decision-makers, and leading personalities from public life, this volume offers a forum for an open debate, in the spirit of a new ethic of discussion, on a wide range of problems, challenges and solutions from a variety of perspectives. In short what this volume strives to achieve is to contribute to an ethic of the future.

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