Buch, Englisch, Band 4, 348 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 650 g
Americans at German Universities, 1776-1914
Buch, Englisch, Band 4, 348 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 650 g
Reihe: European Studies in American History
ISBN: 978-0-85745-782-0
Verlag: Berghahn Books
Between the 1760s and 1914, thousands of young Americans crossed the Atlantic to enroll in German-speaking universities, but what was it like to be an American in, for instance, Halle, Heidelberg, Göttingen, or Leipzig? In this book, the author combines a statistical approach with a biographical approach in order to reconstruct the history of these educational pilgrimages and to illustrate the interconnectedness of student migration with educational reforms on both sides of the Atlantic. This detailed account of academic networking in European educational centers highlights the importance of travel for academic and cultural transformations in nineteenth-century America.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Historische Migrationsforschung
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften Interkulturelle Kommunikation & Interaktion
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgments
Note on Sources and Quotations
Introduction
Chapter 1. Movement and the History of Higher Education
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Educational Dynamics
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Five Phases of Educational Reform and Student Migration, 1760s-1914
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Transatlantic Dynamics: Linking War and Education in America and Europe
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Regional Dynamics: The South in the History of US Higher Education
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Disciplinary Dynamics: Revisiting the Ideal of “German Science”
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Summary
Chapter 2. US Student Numbers at Göttingen, Halle, Heidelberg, and Leipzig
The Challenges of Numbers
Revisiting Existing Scholarship
Different Student Statuses
US Student Numbers Abroad I: Statistical Overview
US Student Numbers Abroad II: Developments over Time
Comparison: Total Student Numbers
US Students’ Backgrounds: Regional Origins and Socio-Economic Backgrounds
Religion
Age
Summary
Chapter 3. The German University, Masculinity, and “The Other”
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White Men vs. the Other?
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Matriculation Procedures for White Able-Bodied American Men
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African American Men
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Gay American Men
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White US Women
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Blind and Deaf Americans
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Summary
Chapter 4. Choosing a University: The Case of Leipzig
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The Appeal of Innovation
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Interdisciplinary Collaborations at Leipzig
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Antiquated Leipzig up to 1830
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On the Eve of Greatness: The Mid-Nineteenth Century
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Leipzig’s Sudden Heyday
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Leipzig’s Decline since the Late 1890s
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Summary
Chapter 5. Transatlantic Academic Networking
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The Idea of German-American Networks in Science and Scholarship
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US Students’ Faculty Choices at Halle and Leipzig
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Transatlantic Routes of Study
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Patterns in Transatlantic Mentor-Disciple Relationships
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Women’s Roles in Academic Networks
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Case Study: Wilhelm Wundt and his American Disciples
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Summary
Chapter 6. Networking Activitiesof Leipzig’s American Colony
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Formal and Informal Networking
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The American Students Club
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The American Church
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A Central Leipzig-American Networker: Caspar René Gregory
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Hospitable Families, the Knauths, and US Consuls
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Family and Friends
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Housing Matters
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Summary
Chapter 7. Forging American Culture Abroad
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Approaching a Foreign Culture
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The Guide Book
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Language Considerations
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Impressions of German Student Life
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Reflecting German Student Culture in Activities of the American Students Club
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Little America in Leipzig
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Summary
Chapter 8. Returning Home
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The German Venture and the Transformation of US Higher Education
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Shifting the Scientific-Scholarly Focus to North America
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Scouting Young Academic Talent in Europe
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Women’s Colleges as a Career Boost
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The Ph.D. Degree
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Material Improvements I: Libraries and Books
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Material Improvements II: Laboratories, Apparatuses, and Journals
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Summary
Conclusion
Appendix I: Tables
Appendix II: List of Leipzig Professors of Interest to US Students
Appendix III: List of Leipzig-American Dissertations
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