Frank Jacob
Professor
Fakultet for samfunnsvitenskap
MA in Modern History, Ancient History and Japanese Studies (Würzburg University, Germany, 2010)
PhD in Japanese Studies (University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, 2012)
PhD in Japanese Studies (University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, 2012)
/BSI, 2021)
Work Experience
Assistant Professor (tenure track) of World History, City University of New York, USA (2014-2018)
For full list of publications and academic activities see:
Recent Monographs
Ernst Papanek and Jewish Refugee Children: Genocide and Displacement (Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, 2021, Open Access via: https://www.degruyter.com/document/isbn/9783110679410/html)
Florentine Ariosto Jones: A Yankee in Switzerland and the Early Globalization of the American System of Watchmaking (Wilmington, DE: Vernon Press, 2021)
Rosa Luxemburg: Lving and Thinking the Revolution (Marburg: Büchner, 2021, Open Access Via: https://www.buechner-verlag.de/buch/rosa-luxemburg-living-and-thinking-the-revolution/)
Kurt Eisner: Ein unvollendetes Leben (Leipzig: Hentrich& Hentrich, 2021)
Rosa Luxemburg: Ein Leben für die Revolution (Leipzig: Hentrich& Hentrich, 2021)
Emma Goldman: Ein Leben für die Freiheit (Leipzig: Hentrich& Hentrich, 2021)
Freiheit wagen!: Ein Essay zur Revolution im 21. Jahrhundert (Transcript 2021, Open Access via: https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-5761-6/freiheit-wagen/?number=978-3-8394-5761-0)
Tsushima 1905: Ostasiens Trafalgar, 2nd edition (Brill/Schöningh, 2021).
Gallipoli 1915/16: Britanniens bitterste Niederlage (Gallipoli 1915/16: Britain's Most Bitter Defeat (De Gruyter 2020, Open Access via: https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/570450).
1917 - Die korrumpierte Revolution (1917 - The Corrupted Revolution) (Marburg: Büchner, 2020).
Revolution und Räterepublik in Unterfranken (Revolution and Soviet Republic in Lower Franconia) (Würzburg: K& N, 2019).
I work on different topics, including Modern Japanese History, Military History, German History and the History of Transnational Radicalism.
One of my main interests is also revolution theory and the history of revolutions, especially from a comparative perspective.
2023
Gender and Protest: On the Historical and Contemporary Interrelation of Two Social Phenomena 2023, Walter de Gruyter (De Gruyter):;Jacob, Frank; Mohammed, Jowan Abbas
Genocide and Violence: An Introduction Genocidal Violence: Concepts, Forms, Impact 2023, Walter de Gruyter (De Gruyter):;Jacob, Frank; Todzi, Kim Sebastian
Genocidal Violence: Concepts, Forms, Impact 2023, Walter de Gruyter (De Gruyter):;Jacob, Frank; Todzi, Kim Sebastian
Migrants' Perspectives, Migrants in Perspective: World Cinema (Paperback Edition) 2023, Edinburgh University Press:;Wallenbrock, Nicole Beth; Jacob, Frank
Nationalism in a Transnational Age (Paperback Version) 2023, Walter de Gruyter (De Gruyter):;Jacob, Frank; Schapkow, Carsten
Emma Goldman oder: Freiheit um jeden Preis 2023,;Jacob, Frank
2022
Nationalism and Populism: Expressions of Fear or Political Strategies? 2022, Walter de Gruyter (De Gruyter):;Schapkow, Carsten; Jacob, Frank
War and Education: The Pedagogical Preparation for Collective Mass Violence 2022, Brill Academic Publishers:;Engelmann, Sebastian; Hemetsberger, Bernhard; Jacob, Frank
War and Communism: The Violent Consequences of Ideological Warfare in the 20th Century 2022, Brill Academic Publishers:;Hirschmüller, Tobias; Jacob, Frank
War and Education: An Introduction War and Education: The Pedagogical Preparation for Collective Mass Violence 2022, Brill Academic Publishers: s. 1-9;Hemetsberger, Bernhard; Engelmann, Sebastian; Jacob, Frank
Introduction Nationalism and Populism: Expressions of Fear or Political Strategies? 2022, Walter de Gruyter (De Gruyter): s. 1-9;Schapkow, Carsten; Jacob, Frank
Русско-японская война 2022, Academic Studies Press:;Jacob, Frank
2021
Editorial: Global Humanities 8 2021, Global Humanities: Volum 8 s. 7-8;Jacob, Frank; Mangiapane, Francesco
Migrants in Perspective, Migrants' Perspectives: Human Displacement in 21st Century Film 2021, Edinburgh University Press:;Wallenbrock, Nicole Beth; Jacob, Frank
Transatlantic Trade and Global Cultural Transfers Since 1492: More than Commodities, Paperback edition 2021, Routledge:;Jacob, Frank; Kaller, Martina
Western Japaneseness: Intercultural Translations of Japan in Western Media, Paperback 2021, Vernon Press:;Jacob, Frank; Surace, Bruno
Idealized Romantic Love, Legal Issues, and Patriarchic Exploitation: An Introduction to Historical and Literary Marriage Discourses Marriage Discourses: Historical and Literary Perspectives on Gender Inequality and Patriarchic Exploitation 2021, Walter de Gruyter (De Gruyter): s. 1-22;Jacob, Frank; Mohammed, Jowan Abbas
Rosa Luxemburg, vol. 1: Leben und Wirken 2021, Büchner Verlag:;Jacob, Frank; Scharenberg, Albert; Schütrumpf, Jörn
Japans Rote Welle 2021, Jacobin:;Jacob, Frank
2020
Fußball: Identitätsdiskurse, Politik und Skandale 2020, W. Kohlhammer GmbH:;Jacob, Frank; Friedman, Alexander
Einleitung: Die vielen Facetten des Fußballs Fußball: Identitätsdiskurse, Politik und Skandale 2020, W. Kohlhammer GmbH: s. 7-20;Jacob, Frank; Friedman, Alexander
Western Japaneseness: Intercultural Translations of Japan in Western Media 2020, Vernon Press:;Jacob, Frank; Surace, Bruno
Die Arktis. Geschichte, Politik, Rezeption 2020, Verlag Königshausen & Neumann:;Friedman, Alexander; Jacob, Frank
Semmeln aus Sägemehl: Lebensmittelskandale und Wissensordnungen 2020, Büchner Verlag:;Steinberg, Swen; Jacob, Frank
War and Stereotypes: The Image of Japan’s Military Abroad 2020, Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh:;Jacob, Frank; Linhart, Sepp
War and Art: The Portrayal of Destruction and Mass Violence 2020, Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh:;Presiado, Mor; Jacob, Frank
Masonic Lodges and their Impact in North and South America 2020, Verlag Königshausen & Neumann:;Jacob, Frank; Reinalter, Helmut
War and Veterans: Treatment and Reintegration of Soldiers in Post-War Societies 2020, Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh:;Jacob, Frank; Karner, Stefan
2019
Die Wahrnehmung der Russischen Revolutionen 1917: Zwischen utopischen Träumen und erschütterter Ablehnung 2019, Metropol Verlag:;Jacob, Frank; Altieri, Riccardo
War and Memorials: The Age of Nationalism and the Great War 2019, Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh:;Jacob, Frank; Pearl, Kenneth
War and Memorials: The Second World War and Beyond 2019, Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh:;Jacob, Frank; Pearl, Kenneth
Transatlantic Trade and Global Cultural Transfers Since 1492: More than Commodities 2019, Routledge:;Kaller, Martina; Jacob, Frank
All Around Monstrous: Monster Media in Their Historical Context 2019, Vernon Press:;Bernardi, Verena; Jacob, Frank
Jewish Radicalisms: Historical Perspectives on a Phenomenon of Global Modernity 2019, Walter de Gruyter (De Gruyter):;Jacob, Frank; Kunze, Sebastian
2018
War and the Humanities: The Cultural Impact of the First World War 2018, Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh:;Jacob, Frank; Shaw, Jeffrey; Demy, Timothy
Introduction War and the Humanities: The Cultural Impact of the First World War 2018, Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh: s. 1-20;Jacob, Frank; Shaw, Jeffrey; Demy, Timothy
Ne znam: Zeitschrift für Anarchismusforschung 2018,;Jacob, Frank
A Postcard View of Hell: One Doughboy’s Souvenir Album of the First World War 2018, Vernon Press:;Jacob, Frank; Van Ells, Mark D.
Krieg und Frieden im Spiegel des Sozialismus 1914-1918 2018, Metropol Verlag:;Jacob, Frank; Altieri, Riccardo
2023
Germany's Perception of the Russo-Japanese War 2023,;Jacob, Frank
2022
2021
Radicalismo Transatlântico 2021,;Jacob, Frank
Der englische Tabakstreit um 1600 2021,;Jacob, Frank
Aschaffenburg im Nationalsozialismus 2021,;Jacob, Frank
Kurt Eisner und die Revolution in Bayern 2021,;Jacob, Frank
Rosa Luxemburg 2021,;Jacob, Frank
2020
2019
2018
Revolution: A Comparative Ten Step Model 2018,;Jacob, Frank