Intellectuals in Exile: Refugee Scholars and the New School for Social Research
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (621 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0870238744 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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The translation by the Kimbers reads like it was written in English alone German-born writer Claus-Dieter Krohn has written what looks to be a definitive account of New York City's New School for Social Research which Alvin M. Johnson founded against well-nigh insuperable odds when he almost alone saw that the rise of "National Socialism " in 1920's Germany was not to be a passing thing. The translation by the Kimbers reads like it was written in English alone. Krohn shows that the many scholars who sought refuge in America in
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.. There, the refugees framed as intellectual problems the social and political experiences that had so disrupted their lives and careers. Johnson was one of the first to recognize the need for action to prevent Hitler's destruction of the German intellectual tradition. In the 1930s, with the rise of the Third Reich, thousands of European intellectuals sought refuge in the United States. Through the tireless efforts of Alvin Johnson, director of the New School for Social Research, nearly two hundred of these scholars came to be affiliated with the University in Exile, later known as the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science. This book presents an intellectual history of that remarkable group of social and political scientists, documenting their experiences and their influence on both European and American thought. They examined the cultural roots of fascism, the bureaucratization of Western societies, and the prerequisites for a historically and morally informed social science. He sought out many of the best European scholars of the day and brought them to the newly created University in Exile in
From Publishers Weekly This careful and thorough piece of intellectual history explores the work and influence of emigre social scientists, mainly economists, who left Germany after 1933 and settled at the New School in New York City. The author, who teaches modern history at the University of Luneberg in Germany, traces the pattern of the German intellectual diaspora and explains how xenophobia and anti-Semitism kept some American universities from welcoming such scholars. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. New School director Alvin Johnson s