Intellectuals in Exile: Refugee Scholars and the New School for Social Research
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (731 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0870238744 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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The translation by the Kimbers reads like it was written in English alone Michael McDonagh 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 wri
. Scholars such as Arnold Brecht and Albert Salomon also took on issues of administrative law, Weberian sociology and the sources of fascism . Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. Among the 184 emigres were Rudolf Arnheim, Emil Lederer and Hans Speier. He describes how emigres brought laissez-faire Austrian neo-classical theories as well as more youthful reformist ideas. There, economists like Gerhard Colm critiqued Keynesian theory and influenced New Deal policy. From Publishers Weekly This careful and thorough pie
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. In the 1930s, with the rise of the Third Reich, thousands of European intellectuals sought refuge in the United States. They examined the cultural roots of fascism, the bureaucratization of Western societies, and the prerequisites for a historically and morally informed social science. Johnson was one of the first to recognize the need for action to prevent Hitler's destruction of the German intellectual tradition. 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. There, the refugees framed as