Exile, science and bildung: the contested legacies of german intellectual figures
Éditeur :
Palgrave USA
ISBN :
9781403968432
Date de publication :
13 oct. 2005
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The history of American universities is punctuated by shifts in the terms on which the mission of higher education is defined and debated. The studies in this book examine the achievements of numerous influential émigré intellectuals against the background of their mediation between the two cultural traditions in science and liberal studies.