E205: Sonderfolge - 5 Empfehlungen, um die Welt besser verstehen oder ertragen zu können

Dies ist ein Aufstand: Wie gewaltfreier Widerstand das 21. Jahrhundert prägt, von Mark und Paul Engler, analysiert erfolgreiche Strategien gewaltfreien Widerstands. Das Buch präsentiert eine Sammlung positiver Beispiele aus der Geschichte, die zeigen, wie soziale Bewegungen positive Veränderungen erreicht haben. Die Autoren untersuchen die Taktiken und Instrumente, die zu erfolgreichem Protest führten, und beleuchten die Rolle von Konflikten und Gegendruck in gesellschaftlichen Veränderungen. Das Buch bietet wertvolle Einblicke in die Organisation und Durchführung von Protesten und die Maximierung der Erfolgswahrscheinlichkeit.

The novel 'Vienna' by Eva Menasse is a colorful kaleidoscope of family stories and history, narrated by an unnamed family member. It follows the complex and diverse history of a Jewish family from Vienna, from the 1930s to the present. The story is told through a multitude of episodes and anecdotes, highlighting the family's experiences during the Holocaust and their subsequent rebuilding. Menasse uses Jewish literary humor and a non-linear narrative style to create a vivid and eventful portrait of a European century, touching on themes of identity, ethnicity, and the preservation of family traditions.

The novel is set in the summer of 1989 in Dunkelblum, a village on the eastern border of Austria. The story revolves around the town's residents who hold dark secrets related to the Second World War and the Nazi period. As a mysterious visitor arrives and starts asking questions, threatening letters are sent, people disappear, and a body is found, forcing the town to confront its past. The novel delves into Austria's treatment of the Jewish community, the experiences of living in the borderlands, and the rewriting of history. It also touches on the events of 1945 when Hungarian Jewish laborers were killed in the town, and the aftermath where witnesses met with unexplained deaths.