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German Scholars in Exile: New Studies in Intellectual History
Author(s): Axel Fair-Schulz (Editor), Mario Kessler (Editor), Devan Barker (Contributor), Stephen Eric Bronner (Contributor), Catherine A. Epstein (Contributor), Anja-Silvia Goeing (Contributor), John L. Harvey (Contributor), Georg G. Iggers (Contributor), Markus Lang (Contributor), Alfons Söllner (Contributor)
- Publisher: Lexington Books
- Publication Date: May 26, 2011
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 260 pages
- ISBN-10: 0739150235
- ISBN-13: 9780739150238
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Editorial Reviews
Review
“German Scholars in Exile: New Studies in Intellectual History is a diverse collection of intellectual biographies of not-soon-to-be-forgotten scholars. The volume is both a grim testament to the intellectual upheavals resulting from fascist oppression and the violence of war as well as a celebration of the tenacity and determination of those exiled by war to develop innovative and lasting contributions to academia. A fascinating and valuable collection of essays.” ―Alexandra E. Hui, Mississippi State University
“This collection of essays profiles ten exiled German and Austrian intellectuals who, the editors claim, are “less well-known but not less important figures” (ix) than contemporaries such as Hannah Arendt or Max Horkheimer. The book complements and expands upon the analyses in David Kettler and Gerhard Lauer’s edited volume Exile, Science, and Bildung: The Contested Legacies of German Émigré Intellectuals (New York, 2005). The essays vary in length and depth, ranging from brief sketches to lengthier analyses.” ―German Studies Review
