3 May 2023
The city, prince-bishopric and canton of Basel have always had numerous German-French-Swiss border lines and crossings. Bordered by the Jura, the Black Forest and the Vosges Mountains, this area views the Burgundian Gateway and the Upper and High Rhine. The German-language “Historischer Atlas der Region Basel” outlines the history of Basel in 64 maps with … Read more » “Historical Atlas of Basel”
21 April 2023
Available in French
10 March 2023
Available in German and French
6 March 2023
For 164 years, the scent of cocoa could be smelled in the Serrières valley (commune of Neuchâtel). The book (in French) is an invitation to (re)discover the history of the famous Neuchâtel chocolate factory and explore the Serrières valley. It is the colour purple and the Milka cow that the eye associates with a bar … Read more » “Suchard and Neuchâtel”
3 January 2023
Available in French: P. de Bois, La Guerre du Sonderbund. La Suisse de 1847. Neuchâtel, 2018
3 January 2023
Available in German: J. Jung (Hrsg), Einigkeit, Freiheit, Menschlichkeit. Guillaume Dufour als General, Ingenieur, Kartograf und Politiker, Zürich 2022
29 June 2022
The book (written in German) describes the development and peculiarities of Swiss democracy. The book is also available in the English language on internet (Oapen Home) under the title: W. Linder and S. Mueller, Swiss Democracy. Possible solutions to conflicts in multicultural societies The book highlights federalism, concordance (Konkordanz) as an instrument of interest representation … Read more » “Swiss Democracy”
3 May 2022
The second edition of the travel guide of the association Die schönsten Schweizer Dörfer/Les plus beaux villages de Suisse (www.borghisvizzera.ch). presents Switzerland and Liechtenstein’s most beautiful villages and small towns (45 municipalities under 10 000 inhabitants). The book presents the culture and history of each place. The book is available in German, French and Italian. … Read more » “The Most Beautiful Swiss Towns”
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”
