Intellectuals in exile : refugee scholars and the New School for Social Research

Date:

©1993.

Author:

Krohn, Claus-Dieter, 1941-

Collecting Area:

Rare Books

Language:

Translation of: Wissenschaft im Exil.

Location:

R

Publisher:

University of Massachusetts Press

ISBN:

0870238647

Abstract:

Johnson was one of the first to recognize the need for action to prevent Hitler's destruction of the German intellectual tradition. He sought out many of the best European scholars of the day and brought them to the newly created University in Exile in New York. There, the refugees framed as intellectual problems the social and political experiences that had so disrupted their lives and careers. They examined the cultural roots of fascism, the bureaucratization of Western societies, and the prerequisites for a historically and morally informed social science. In the field of economics, the exiles developed theoretical concepts and models that came to be instrumental in the formation of New Deal policies and that remain relevant today.

Physical Description:

xiv, 255 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:

Translation of: Wissenschaft im Exil. LOCAL LOCAL

Subjects:

Brain drain Germany History 20th century, Social scientists Germany History 20th century, Economists Germany History 20th century, German Americans History 20th century, Brain drain, Economists, German Americans, Social scientists, Universities and colleges Faculty, Sociale wetenschappen. gtt, Wetenschapsbeoefenaars. gtt, Duitsers. gtt, Ballingschap. gtt, New School for Social Research. gtt, Deutsche gnd, Exil gnd, Sozialwissenschaftler gnd, Sociologues Allemagne 20e siècle. ram, Économistes Allemagne 20e siècle. ram, Allemands États-Unis 20e siècle. ram, and Exode des cerveaux Allemagne 20e siècle. ram

Genres/Forms:

History

Names:

Kim, Yun-Hwan gnd

Corporate Names:

New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y. : 1919-1997) History, New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y. : 1919-1997) Faculty, New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y. : 1919-1997), Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld gnd, New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y.) History, and New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y.) Faculty

Chronological Terms:

1900-1999 fast

Geographic Terms:

Germany