Dariusz Adamczyk (born 1966 in

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) is a Polish-German

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. Adamczyk studied history,

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sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

and

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at the

University of Silesia in Katowice The University of Silesia in Katowice ( pl, Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, UŚ) is an autonomous state-run university in Silesia Province, Katowice, Poland. The university offers higher education and research facilities. It offers undergrad ...

and

Leibniz University Hannover Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover (german: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität), also known as the University of Hannover, is a public research university located in Hanover, Germany. Founded on 2 May 1831 as Higher Vocational Sc ...

, where he gained a

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defending a

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called ''Zur Stellung Polens im modernen Weltsystem der frühen Neuzeit'' ("On Poland's position in the modern world system of the early modern age"). Between 2000 and 2008, Adamczyk was a lecturer in Eastern European History at the History Department of Leibniz University Hannover, before holding a junior professorship in Eastern European History at the same institution until July 2010. Since September 2010, he has been a

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at the

German Historical Institute Warsaw The German Historical Institute Warsaw is a history institute of the Max Weber Stiftung based in Warsaw, Poland. The director of the institute is Prof. Dr. Miloš Řezník, and the deputy director is Prof. Dr. Ruth Leiserowitz. Since 2017, the G ...

, where he is researching the

Piast dynasty The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. The first documented Polish monarch was Duke Mieszko I (c. 930–992). The Piasts' royal rule in Poland ended in 1370 with the death of king Casimir III the Great. Branch ...

in the European context. He has also worked on the history of

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and

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, relations between the

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and

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in the Middle Ages, and the

history of trade The history of international trade chronicles notable events that have affected the trade between various countries. In the era before the rise of the nation state, the term 'international' trade cannot be literally applied, but simply means ...

and money. Since 2010, Adamczyk has been the editor of Hans-Heinrich Nolte's ''Zeitschrift für Weltgeschichte'' ("World History Magazine").

Selected publications

* ''Zur Stellung Polens im modernen Weltsystem der frühen Neuzeit'' ("On Poland's position in the modern world system of the Early Modern Age"), Verlag Dr. Kovac, Hamburg 2001 (originally Hannover University thesis, 1999). * ''Silberströme und die Einbeziehung Osteuropas in das islamische Handelssystem'', ("Stream of silver: Eastern Europe's involvement in the Islamic trading system") in Carl-Hans Hauptmeyer et al. (Hg.): ''Die Welt querdenken''. Verlag Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main 2003, pp. 107–123. * ''Friesen, Wikinger, Araber. Die Ostseewelt zwischen Dorestad und Samarkand, ca. 700-1100'', ("Frisians, Vikings, Arabs: the Baltic world, from Dorestad to Samarkand, ca. 700-1100") in Andrea Komlosy, Hans-Heinrich Nolte, Imbi Sooman (Hg.): ''Ostsee 700-2000. Gesellschaft – Wirtschaft – Kultur''. Promedia Verlag, Vienna 2007, pp. 32–48. * (Editor and co-author) ''Quo vadis Asien? China, Indien, Russland, Mittlerer Osten und Zentralasien im globalen Kontext''. ("Status quo for Asia? China, India, Russia, the Middle East and Central Asia in the global context"), Wochenschau Verlag, Schwalbach/Ts. 2009.

Links

Author page
in the catalogue of the

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Employee page at the German Historical Institute Warsaw, with full list of publications
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