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History After Hitler – A Transatlantic Enterprise: Intellectual History of the Modern Age

Autor Philipp Stelzel
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 iul 2018
The decades following the end of World War II witnessed the establishment of a large and diverse German-American scholarly community studying modern German history. As West Germany's formerly deeply nationalist academic establishment began to reconcile itself with postwar liberalism, American historians played a crucial role, both assisting and learning from their German counterparts' efforts to make sense of the Nazi past--and to reconstruct how German society viewed it.
In History After Hitler, Philipp Stelzel puts this story center stage for the first time, positioning the dialogue between German and American historians as a key part of the intellectual history of the Federal Republic and of Cold War transatlantic relations. Making extensive use of previously inaccessible or unexplored personal papers and institutional files in German and American archives, Stelzel demonstrates that several factors fostered the growth of this transatlantic scholarly community. As a result of both National Socialism and the Cold War, American interest in Germany grew remarkably. In addition, a small but increasingly influential cohort of German migr historians working in the United States served as transatlantic intermediaries. Finally, the strong appeal of American academia to West German historians of different generations led many of them to form and maintain close ties with their American colleagues.
History After Hitler explores how these historians participated as public intellectuals in debates about how to cope with the Nazi past, believing that the historical awareness of West German citizens would bolster the Federal Republic's democratization. Stelzel also corrects simplistic arguments regarding the supposed Westernization of the Federal Republic, emphasizing that American scholars, too, benefited from the transatlantic conversation. History After Hitler makes the case that, together, German and American historians contributed to the development of postwar German culture, intellectual life, and national self-understanding.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780812250657
ISBN-10: 0812250656
Pagini: 248
Dimensiuni: 161 x 237 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: MT – University of Pennsylvania Press
Seria Intellectual History of the Modern Age


Cuprins

Introduction
Chapter 1. German History in the Federal Republic
Chapter 2. German History in the United States
Chapter 3. Encountering America
Chapter 4. Transforming the West German Historical Profession
Chapter 5. In Defense of Intellectual Hegemony
Conclusion
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments


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Descriere

A comprehensive account of how German and American historians after World War II tackled the question of the roots of National Socialism, History After Hitler traces the development of a transatlantic scholarly community as a key part of the intellectual history of the Federal Republic and of Cold War German-American relations.