1 May 2022
The book is not limited to the village of Celerina, the book’s starting point. It presents the historical, social, economic and tourist context of the Upper Engadine in an accessible way and with many illustrations. The book (available in the German and Italian languages) presents the Engadine’s historical, social, economic and tourist context in an … Read more » “A Short History of the Engadine”
28 April 2022
The Netherlands and Switzerland are among the world’s most successful societies. The foundation for their prosperity was laid in the early modern period, between roughly 1500 and 1800, when, as federal republics, the two countries were an anomaly in Europe. The Republican Alternative attempts to clarify, through a sustained comparison, the special character of the … Read more » “The Netherlands and Switzerland Compared”
26 April 2022
The richly illustrated German-language book provides background knowledge about the more than 26,000 trees that are cared for by the city. The city has kilometres of tree-lined streets along the Rhine and squares and has many parks for a medium-sized city. Thirty special trees are also presented individually in words and pictures. The book is … Read more » “Basel and its Trees”
