Das Projekt einer Sozialgeschichte der Literatur gilt allgemein als erschöpft. Dennoch zählen sozialgeschichtliche Problemstellungen wie die Beziehung zwischen literarischem Text und seinem gesellschaftlichen Umfeld, Untersuchungen zur Distribution von Literatur, Fragen nach der historischen und gesellschaftlichen Stellung des Autors und Lesers zur allgemeinen Praxis der Literaturwissenschaft. Die Beiträge dieses Bandes versuchen eine Bestandsaufnahme des historisch gewordenen …

Revolutionary developments in economics are rare. The conservative bias of the field and its enshrined knowledge make it difficult to introduce new ideas not in line with received theory. Happiness research, however, has the potential to change economics substantially in the future. Its findings, which are gradually being taken into account in standard economics, can …

After the dramatic failures of the dot coms in 2000 and 2001, many observers were quick to report on the death of electronic commerce. Investor confidence sagged, stock prices of technology firms in nearly all of the related sectors suffered. In reality, the picture is not nearly as dismal as the press would have us …