| Forced Migration and Scientific Change: Emigré German-Speaking Scientists and Scholars After 1933 Contributor(s): Ash, Mitchell G. (Editor), Söllner, Alfons (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521497418 ISBN-13: 9780521497411 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1996 Annotation: The dismissal of civil servants on racial or political grounds in April 1933 marked the beginning of a massive, forced exodus of mainly Jewish scholars and scientists from Nazi Germany - a phenomenon unprecedented in the modern history of academic life. Did the "exodus of reason" lead to significant scientific change, and if so, how should that change be characterized? The essays in this book present answers to these questions, and contribute to the comparative study of science in culture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Germany - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 306.420 |
| LCCN: 95024894 |
| Series: Publications of the German Historical Institute |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.32" W x 9.3" (1.37 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The dismissal of civil servants on racist or political grounds in April 1933 marked the beginning of a massive, forced exodus of mainly Jewish scholars and scientists from Nazi Germany--a phenomenon unprecedented in the modern history of academic life. The essays in this volume examine whether that exodus of reason led to significant scientific change, and if so, how that change should be characterized. Written by a multidisciplinary group of German, British, and American scholars, the essays consider the natural and medical sciences, psychology, pedagogy and psychoanalysis as well as the social sciences. |