Roma & Sinti Culture as Modern German Studies by Arushi Nair

“…When the Roma are discussed or invited to speak, it is typically limited to their experience with the atrocities of World War Two, and so their voices become narrowly contextualized before the backdrop of a history of persecution, especially during the Holocaust. …”
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The 500-year Cultural & Economic Trajectory of Tobacco: A Circle Complete by Christopher A. Jones, Amanda Wassel, William Mierse, E. Scott Sills

“…Global tobacco consumption rose sharply after 1914 and became especially prevalent following World War II, particularly among men. Indeed, overall tobacco sales increased by more than 60% by the mid-20th century, and cigarettes were a critical driver of this growth. …”
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Auch eine Gewerkschaft? Der Deutschnationale Handlungsgehilfenverband und die Angestellten by Martin Otto

“…Already before the First World War, the DHV moved towards a more pragmatic position. …”
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The position of Lithuanian parties towards Poland in 1920-1926: from modus vivendi to permanent confrontation by Andrius Grodis

“… In the end of the First World War, Lithuanian (having just regained independence) international position was badly complicated by a terror conflict with Poland with respect to Vilnius that took place in 1919. …”
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Dyskryminacja dzieci pozamałżeńskich w ustawodawstwie cywilnym w Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej i próby jej przezwyciężenia w projektach kodyfikacyjnych by Leonard Górnicki

“…Work on the second reading of the drafts was not completed until the outbreak of World War II.…”
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Coup (d'etat) in the Baltic States (1926, 1934): Similarities and Differences by Zenonas Butkus

“…The main alleviating circumstance common to the coups in the Baltics was disproportionate domination of legislative power over the executive in the period after the First World War. The alternatives of power distribution are discussed, employing the Finnish model of democratic system, according to which the parliamentary power is outweighed by the stronger institution of President. …”
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Codicology in Lithuania in 1918-1990: Between Book History and Palaeography by Rima Cicėnienė

“…The end of the Second World War saw the reactivation of academic institutions, the training of a new generation of historians and librarians, the accumulation of manuscript books, and the appearance of individual works on the history of the book. …”
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Industrial Democracy in the UK: Precursors to the Bullock Report by Rebecca Zahn

“…In doing so, the article compares the Bullock Report with debates which took place between the two World Wars – an intellectually rich but often neglected period when the British trade union movement was at a critical point in its development. …”
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Evaluating the toxicity of sea-dumped conventional and chemical munition degradation products to fish and human cells using a combination of cell viability assays by João Barbosa, Colin R. Janssen, Marijke Neyts, Koen Parmentier, Frédéric Laduron, Kris Geukens, Philippe François, Jana Asselman

“…The disposal of munitions in marine coastal areas after World Wars I and II has raised significant concerns about environmental contamination and human health risks. …”
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