| Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss: German Émigrés and American Political Thought After World War II Revised Edition Contributor(s): Kielmansegg, Peter Graf (Editor), Mewes, Horst (Editor), Glaser-Schmidt, Elisabeth (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521599369 ISBN-13: 9780521599368 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $45.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1997 Annotation: Contributors analyze how the pre-World War II German background and emigre experiences of Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss influenced their perception of American democracywhich was later reflected in their American workand impacted the formation of the discipline of political science in postwar Germany. Arendt's and Strauss's experiences thus aptly illustrate the transfer and transformation of political ideas in the World War II era. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Germany - Political Science | History & Theory - General - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 320.509 |
| Series: Publications of the German Historical Institute |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.04" W x 9.08" (0.69 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores the influence of Hannah Arendt's and Leo Strauss' background in pre-World War II Germany on their perception of American democracy. The contributors analyze how their migr experience both influenced their American work and also impacted on the formation of the discipline of political science in postwar Germany. Arendt's and Strauss' experiences thus aptly illustrate the transfer and transformation of political ideas in the World War II era. |