Gerhard Paul (born 1951, in
Biedenkopf
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) is a German historian and retired (2016) professor of the
University of Flensburg
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["Flensburgs bekanntester Professor hört auf – Quelle: https://www.shz.de/14033656 ©2019"]
, by Joachim Pohl, ''Flensburger Tageblatt'', June 20, 2016
Awards and recognition
*2005: International book award for the year of 2004 in the category "Neueste Geschichte" ("Recent History") from
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for ''Bilder des Krieges − Krieg der Bilder. Die Visualisierung des modernen Krieges''. (''Images of War - War of Images. The visualization of modern war.'')
["Internationaler Buchpreis "Das Historische Buch 2004" für Prof. Gerhard Paul, Universität Flensburg"]
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*2009: First place in the September 2009 list of recommended books of the humanities, cultural and social sciences (by Süddeutsche Zeitung
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) for the atlas he edited: '' Das Jahrhundert der Bilder. Band 1: Bildatlas 1900 bis 1949, Band 2: Bildatlas 1949 bis heute. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht''"SZ/NDR-Bestenliste: Die Sachbücher des Monats September"
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Books
* ''Aufstand der Bilder. Die NS–Propaganda vor 1933.'' Bonn 1990.
* (with Erich Koch) ''Staatlicher Terror und gesellschaftliche Verrohung. Die Gestapo in Schleswig-Holstein.'' Ergebnisse-Verlag, Hamburg 1996, .
*''„Landunter!“ Schleswig-Holstein und das Hakenkreuz.'' Aufsätze. Westfälisches Dampfboot, Münster 2001, .
* (with Bettina Goldberg) ''Matrosenanzug, Davidstern. Bilder jüdischen Lebens aus der Provinz'', Neumünster, Wachholtz, 2002,
* ''Bilder des Krieges – Krieg der Bilder. Die Visualisierung des modernen Krieges.'' Schöningh, Paderborn 2004; . Fink, München; .[
*''Der Bilderkrieg. Inszenierungen, Bilder und Perspektiven der „Operation Irakische Freiheit“'', Wallstein, Göttingen 2005, .
In addition to monographs, he was also an editor of a number of books in history.
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References
External links
Gerhard Paul website
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Gerhard Paul profile
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1951 births
Living people
20th-century German historians
Academic staff of the University of Flensburg
21st-century German historians