Tag: european history
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The V&A holds the only document detailing the full extent of the Nazis’ systematic purging of German museums and public collections from 1937. Created at the heart of the Nazi… more ›
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A 3rd-century marble bust of Alexander the Great, Old Master paintings and drawings, 19th-century continental pictures, collections of antique coins and medals: they were the household treasures of Austria’s bourgeoisie,… more ›
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In this report, we show that Belgium’s response obscures the transnational nature of the Métis question. The crimes were perpetrated against African mothers living in the Great Lakes region and… more ›
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Germany on Friday formally recognized as “genocide” the crimes committed by its colonial troops at the beginning of the 20th century against the Herero and Nama people in what is… more ›
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Who was Rudolf Douala Manga Bell? Rudolf Douala Manga Bell (also spelled Duala) was born in 1873 in Douala. He was the grandson of King Ndumbe Lobe Bell — also… more ›
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Advertisement Skip next section In the spotlight In the spotlight https://www.dw.com/en/german-colonialism/t-67289655 more ›
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The French Revolution may have been one of the world’s first experiments in mass democracy, but those governing France have long had a problem with the idea. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/13/macron-france-parliament-election-democracy-far-right-le-pen/ more ›
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If the day of Otti Berger’s death is not known, its place and cause are. In April 1944, Berger – part deaf, Jewish, a communist – was arrested in her… more ›
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My life divides, evenly enough, into three political eras. I was born in 1980, a year after Margaret Thatcher entered Downing Street with the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi… more ›
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Waterberg, Namibia – The lacy shadows of the acacia trees lie over the dry grass. A chilly winter breeze sighs through the branches. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2022/11/6/reckoning-with-genocide-in-namibia more ›