De Graaf joins Marcus Pinfari to get to the bottom of the monster metaphor, which is slavishly omnipresent in dealings with terrorism.
How Conservative Was the Holy Alliance Really? by Beatrice de Graaf
This chapter argues that tsar Alexander’s Holy Alliance of 1815 was far less conservative and far more revolutionary than it was later understood to be.
Cosmopolitan Conservatisms by Matthijs Lok
Lok presents a fresh picture of the historical development of “conservatism” from the late 17th to the early 20th century.
The European Commission of the Danube, 1856–1948 by Constantin Ardeleanu
Constantin Ardeleanu offers a history of the world's second international organisation, an innovative techno-political institution established by Europe's Concert of Powers to remove insecurity from the Lower Danube.
A Velvet Empire by David Todd
David Todd explores how France's elites used soft power to pursue their imperial ambitions in the nineteenth century.
Quarantine as a safety repertoire (German), Andrea Wiegeshoff
Wiegeshoff discusses the global COVID restrictions from a historical perspective dating back to the late Middle Ages and early modern times.
Empire Ascendant by Cees Heere
Empire Ascendant examines how officials and commentators across the British imperial system wrestled with the implications of Japan's unique status as an Asian power in an international order dominated by European colonial empires.
“Balance of Power: Adversarial Pair of Scales or Associational Arch?” by Jaap de Wilde
The 1713 Peace of Utrecht and its Enduring Effects, edited by Alfred H.A. Soons, presents an interdisciplinary collection of contributions marking the occasion of the tercentenary of the Peace of Utrecht.
National security as a transnational issue, Beatrice de Graaf et. al.
In a co-authored publication, Beatrice de Graaf discusses the nineteenth-century origins of the concept of security.
Ottoman War and Peace, Virginia Askan
The articles compiled in Ottoman War and Peace. Studies in Honor of Virginia H. Aksan, honor the prolific career of a foremost scholar of the Ottoman Empire, and engage in redefining the boundaries of Ottoman historiography.
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