Аңдатпа
o n d e n e n z w e i J a h rz e h n te m e in e e ig e n e Z e it a m I n s titu t w a re n , d a n n k a n n ic h n ic h t u m h in , e in e r V e r lo c k u n g n a c h z u g e b e n , m it d e r e s f ü r d e n in d ie J a h re g e k o m m e n e n H is to rik e r e in e b e s o n d e r e B e w a n d tn is h a t: N a c h z u g e b e n d e r F a s z i n a tio n , d ie v o n d e m P h ä n o m e n d e r Z e it a u s g e h t, o d e r v ie lm e h r v o n a lle m , w a s Z e itü b e rw in d u n g h e iß t, Z e itre s is te n z , D a u e r .D e r W e r t d e r Z e it s te ig t, m a n w e iß e s , je ä lte r w ir w e rd e n ; a b e r d e m H is to r ik e r , d e s s e n S to ff d ie V e r g ä n g lic h k e it, d ie H in f ä llig k e it, d a s N ic h th a lte n d e r D in g e is t, ih m g e r ä t d e r U m g a n g m it e in e r z e itr e s is te n te n , ü b e r d a u e rn d e n E r s c h e in u n g z u e in e m b e in a h e f e s tlic h e n E r e ig n is : f e s tlic h in e in e m e x is te n tie lle n S in n u n d n ic h t in e in e m f e s tr e d n e r is c h -k o n v e n tio n e lle n .A lle in : " W a s is t d ie Z e it?" f ra g t T h o m a s M a n n ; " d ie Z e it is t tä tig , s ie h a t v e r b a le B e s c h a ff e n h e it, s ie ,z e itig t4.W a s z e itig t s ie d e n n ?V e r ä n d e r u n g ."Z e itr e s i s te n z , ü b e r d a u e r n d e S tr u k tu r u n d V e r ä n d e r u n g is t d e n n a u c h d a s S ig n u m je n e s B e tr a c h tu n g s g e g e n s ta n d e s , m it d e m w ir e s h e u te z u tu n h a b e n .Z w e i K a ta k ly s m e n d e r jü n g s te n d e u ts c h e n G e s c h ic h te h a t d a s S ü d o s t-I n s ti tu t ü b e r s ta n d e n , o h n e d a ß e s v o n ir g e n d w e m o d e r ir g e n d w a s a u f g e h o b e n w o r d e n w ä r e ; s o d a ß e s n a c h d e m Z w e ite n W e ltk r ie g u n d n a c h W ie d e rh e r s te llu n g s e in e r m a te rie lle n G r u n d la g e s e in e u r s p rü n g lic h e h is to r is c h -k u ltu r w is s e n s c h a ftlic h e T ä tig k e it w ie d e r a u fn e h m e n u n d d u r c h d ie E in b e z ie h u n g z e itg e s c h ic h tlic h e r , g e g e n w a r ts b e z o g e n e r A rb e its a u fg a b e n n o c h e r w e ite rn k o n n te .