The author looks at the relationship between two famous early sociological community studies, "Middletown" and "Marienthal." The latter became Paul Lazarsfeld's "ticket out of Europe just as the continent was descending into fascism." Drifting Along: Unemployment and Interwar Social Research, from Marienthal to Muncie Dec 28, 2020 Joseph Malherek
Germans translated Buddhist texts in Germany, and they migrated to British Ceylon in order to get closer to Buddhism. Their Buddhist practices ended up changing Buddhism's relationship to texts in their South Asian home. German Migrants and the Circulation of Buddhist Knowledge between Germany and British Ceylon Apr 18, 2020 Sebastian Musch
Finding suitable teaching materials to prepare Jewish children and youth for their new lives in Palestine after having survived the Holocaust presented a unique set of challenges. Some Challenges for Knowledge Transfer in Jewish Displaced Persons Camps after World War II Apr 15, 2021 Matthias Springborn
Examines the sources of knowledge about the Comanches available to John Meusebach when he sought to make a treaty with them. Gaining Knowledge about the Comanches: Meusebach’s Path Towards a Notable Treaty Apr 18, 2024 Abigail Escobedo and Simon Herbert