Thesis (doctoral)--Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in München, 1925. / "Teil I der eingereichten Arbeit." Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. v-x).

Thesis (Doktorwürde)--K. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität zu München, 1914. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (doctoral)--Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. / Issued also as Programm--Ansbach, 1900, 1902. Includes bibliographies.

The dissertation concerning a given topic {\clqq}Customs, festivities and way of life in Bavaria`` focuses on one federal country in Germany and the process of its festivals and traditions. The work is divided into 3 parts, where there is gradually explained the wide range of traditions. In the introduction there are mentioned and described the particular terms used in the work. At the beginning the reader is informed about the typical local traditions in individual regions of Bavaria. The separation of this federal country gives the possibility to compare traditions and festivals. In the following parts there are chapters where the seasons of the year are defined. There are mentioned the festivals and traditions according to their occurrence in actual season of the year {--} the religion festivals, the agricultural traditions and other celebrations. In some examples there is briefly described the gastronomy of the festival. In the last part of the work there is compared some Bavor´s festivals to Czech ones. The choice is limited on the main religion festivals, which are held in both countries. There is mainly described the process and variety of Christmas and Easter celebrations. The all three parts of the work are completed with the enclosed maps and pictures. These enclosures can help the reader to make the complete conception of the mentioned traditions and festivals. The aim of this work is first of all the introduction of different celebrations in Bavaria and giving such kind of the formation that can push out the frontiers of culture knowledge.

The field of land reform may involve greater opportunity for land ownership by the cultivator, consolidating small and uneconomic holdings, or the problem of bringing together the many small, widely dispersed plots belonging to the individual farmer so that he can operate efficiently. Although these problems often overlap, it is with the last mentioned phase, or land consolidation, that this study is primarily concerned. Land fragmentation is a condition that exists not only in the area studied, but in many other parts of the world; especially in areas which are referred to in recent terminology as "underdeveloped”, and in areas where the population pressures are great. In the area studied and in adjacent regions people have been aware of the seriousness of this problem for generations. Denmark, for instance, completed the work of consolidating farms and breaking up farm villages more than one hundred years ago. As is pointed out in this study, one region of Bavaria accomplished this task more than four hundred years ago. However, in the remainder of the State and in many other countries progress is painfully slow or does not exist. Yet in most countries, including our own, economic and political stability as well as social progress are closely related to the system of agriculture and the status of the farm population. In many parts of the world failure to recognize this fact and to make the necessary adjustments to overcome inherited evils in these institutional patterns have resulted in economic distress and political unrest. Land consolidation is not proposed as a panacea for all ills nor is it proposed that any one technique in toto can be advantageously applied to all places. On the other hand, the advantages of consolidation, where applicable, should be made available wherever possible to these who are now hindered by the handicaps and limitations forced on them by this heritage. Consolidation should be thought of as a basic part of an overall program of education and better farm management. The problems inherent in the type of agriculture dictated by conditions resulting from the field arrangement pictured in figure l are difficult to envisage, difficult to describe, and difficult to overcome. In the State of Bavaria, approximately 80 percent of all agricultural land (3.15 million hectares) is in more or less the degree of fragmentation indicated in the above picture. The area shown is representative of the typical rural village pattern in the northwestern part of the State. Some progress has been made toward consolidating these scattered holdings and thereby increasing food production, as well as operating efficiency; making possible a better life for the people of the community (figure 2). However the progress has been slow and costly and with present techniques and procedures it is estimated by officials that the job will not be completed in less than sixty-five years. In order to understand this problem more clearly, its implications and effects; as well as to evaluate current attempts at its solution, this study has been made. / Master of Science

The aim of this thesis is to explore how the Oktoberfest impacts on regional identity in Bavaria, with particular focus on its capital, Munich. Over the last decade, a conscious revival of Bavarian traditions at the event has become noticeable. This thesis investigates why there has been a revival of Bavarian characteristics at the Oktoberfest and seeks also to explain why this revival is occurring at this particular point in time. My investigation of the revival of regional Bavarian identity was conducted with a qualitative approach and placed in the wider context of Germany and Europe. Using theories around 'imagined communities' (Anderson, 1991), 'communities' boundaries' (Cohen, 1985) and 'invented traditions' (Hobsbawm, 1983), I show that, alongside the historical and political background of Bavaria, wider trends and developments in the course of Europeanisation and globalisation have played a significant role in the increasing interest in and emphasis on Bavarian identity in Munich. The research showed that the Oktoberfest offers the most prominent occasion for the Munich locals to display Bavarian traditions. Moreover, it serves as a 'celebratory stage' for the locals to reassert their identity, which is stressed as being distinct from the German nation. Also, the celebration of Bavarian tradition can be interpreted as people's 'return' to their regional roots in their search for stability in a rapidly globalising world.

Inaug.-diss.--Munich. / Lebenslauf. "Teildruck." "Literaturverzeichnis": p. 5-15.

Thesis (doctoral)--Universität, Köln, 2007. / Includes sources and bibliographical references (p. 263-286).

Inaug.-diss.--Munich. / Lebenslauf. "Teildruck." "Literaturverzeichnis": p. 5-15.

Inaug.-diss.--Erlangen. / Curriculum vitae. "Literaturverzeichnis": p. 139-146.