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Eine Leseprobe finden Sie unter "http://verlag.sandstein.de/reader/98-365_FredStein"Fred Stein gehört zu den Pionieren der Kleinbildfotografie der 1930er und 1940er Jahre. Das fotografische OEuvre des Quereinsteigers ist ein bewegendes und bewegtes Zeugnis der Geschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts; er schuf beeindruckende Ansichten von Städten und Menschen. Im Jahr 1909 als Sohn eines Rabbiners in Dresden geboren, war der überzeugte Sozialist nach dem Machtantritt der Nationalsozialisten 1933 gezwungen, seine Heimatstadt zu verlassen. In der Not der Flucht und Emigration offenbarte sich sein herausragendes Talent als sensibler Porträt- und Straßenfotograf. Die Liste der Porträtierten liest sich wie das »Who is Who« des 20. Jahrhunderts: Hannah Arendt, Albert Einstein, Willy Brandt, Arnold Zweig, Egon Erwin Kisch, Bertolt Brecht, Marlene Dietrich, Salvador Dalí, Martin Buber, Thomas Mann. Seine Fotografien zeichnen sich durch tiefe Menschlichkeit und einen hintergründigen Humor aus. Als humanistisch gesinnter Intellektueller bewahrte er sich immer den Blick für das Ganze - er fotografierte mehr als nur den perfekten Augenblick. Der Katalog zeigt eine Auswahl der bedeutendsten Fotografien Fred Steins. Eine ausführliche Bildbiografie erzählt das Leben des Künstlers, und Essays namhafter Kunst- und Kulturhistoriker ordnen sein Werk in den kunsthistorischen und ideengeschichtlichen Kontext ein.

A View into the book you can find under "http://verlag.sandstein.de/reader/98-547_PotsdamerKonferenz-engl"The Potsdam Conference marked-and still today marks-the end of the Second World War and the beginning of the Cold War. The discussions and negotiations held at Cecilienhof Palace from 17 July to 2 August 1945 staked out zones and spheres of influence and had a political impact on the post-war period that reached far beyond Europe. The volume shows how the Big Three-Churchill, Truman and Stalin-reached their resolutions. And it highlights what effects these resolutions had not only on the defeated Germans, but also on the Chinese, Japanese and Koreans who were still at war; on the displaced persons and Holocaust survivors who had no voice in Potsdam; on the Persians whose fate was decided without consulting their interests or wishes; and on the French who were among the victorious powers but had not been invited to the conference. The Potsdam Agreement subsequently signed by the three heads of state thus laid the foundations for the reorganisation of the world.

A view into the book you can find under "http://verlag.sandstein.de/reader/98-416_AgencyOfDisplay"The display of artefacts always implies an external mediation that influences, and often codifies, the reception of the exhibits. Objects are manipulated, restored, appropriated, staged, in short displayed, through various representational strategies that include pedestals, labels, and showcases. These elements, that we could define as parerga, are often ignored because of their utilitarian function. Yet, they play an important role in the history of the artefacts and define the setting in which the objects can exert their agency. They not only shape their meaning, but also determine the effect that these artefacts have on their viewers. Framing devices create the conditions for interactions between the individual and the object to take place. This publication aims to explore the relation between artefacts and viewers as they are manifested in framing devices, and to develop a new theoretical framework for thinking about the power of objects on display.