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The Holocaust on Postwar Battlefields : Genocide as Historical Culture

The book is the sixth collection of reports from The Holocaust and European Historical Culture, a research project based at Lund University. The aim of the project and the book is to study the interpretations and representations of the Holocaust in various post-war European societies and states.

Current State of Affairs in Iraq and Syria - a Report

This report aims to introduce the reader to contemporary developments in Iraq and Syria. It starts by an overview of the modern history of the two states. This is followed by more focused parts with the purpose to highlight issues in regard to uprisings and conflicts. Specific attention is given to recent and current political culture and to policies concerning religious and ethnic groups as well

Nanofiltration at elevated temperatures: Influence of the combined effects of temperature, salts, pH and cleaning

The influence of temperature, salts, pH, and various pre-treatments and cleaning on the nanofiltration (NF) performance of thin-film polyamide (PA) composite membranes has been investigated. The change in membrane performance was correlated to membrane swelling or/and electroviscous friction. Aspects of costs and energy demand while using NF at elevated temperatures were also evaluated. The increa

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The article demonstrates historical dimensions between Sweden and Latvia, focusing on contemporary historical debates

Law and Social Theory

There is a growing interest within law schools in the intersections between law and different areas of social theory. The second edition of this popular text introduces a wide range of traditions in sociology and the humanities that offer provocative, contextual views on law and legal institutions. The book is organised into six sections, each with an introduction by the editors, on classical soc

Staging the world. Rome and the other in the triumphal procession

Popular Abstract in Swedish Det romerska triumftåget var en segerprocession som paraderade in i och genom staden Rom efter varje segerrikt fälttåg. I tåget leddes byten och fångar av många olika slag samt avbildningar av erövrade platser och folkslag som tillverkats för processionen. Avhandlingen analyserar dessa uttryck för ”den andre” och diskuterar hur triumftåget både reflekterade och skapade The triumphal procession staged Roman conquest and supremacy, featuring the defeated ‘other’ as opposed to the victorious ‘self’ in a rather fixed role-playing. This thesis takes as its theoretical premise that these ritually recurrent and visually emphatic processions both conveyed and constructed Roman views of the self and the other, and that they can be studied as formative expressions of such