The transatlantic world of higher education : Americans at German universities, 1776-1914 /

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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 ap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Werner, Anja, 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2013.
Colección:European studies in American history ; v. 4.
Temas:
American students > Germany > History.
American students > Germany > Social life and customs.
Americans > Education (Higher) > Germany > History.
Universities and colleges > Germany > History.
Education, Higher > United States > German influences.
Étudiants américains > Allemagne > Histoire.
Étudiants américains > Allemagne > Mœurs et coutumes.
EDUCATION > Higher.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
American students.
Education, Higher > German influences.
Universities and colleges.
Germany.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Tables; Figures; Acknowledgments; Note on Sources and Quotations; Introduction; Chapter 1
  • Movement and the History of Higher Education; Chapter 2
  • US Student Numbers at Göttingen, Halle, Heidelberg, and Leipzig; Chapter 3
  • The German University, Masculinity, and The Other
  • Chapter 4
  • Choosing a University: The Case of Leipzig; Chapter 5
  • Transatlantic Academic Networking; Chapter 6
  • Networking Activities of Leipzig's American Colony; Chapter 7
  • Forging American Culture Abroad; Chapter 8
  • Returning Home; Conclusion; Appendix 1
  • Figures.
  • Appendix 2
  • List of Leipzig Professors of Interest to US StudentsAppendix 3
  • List of Leipzig-American Dissertations; Bibliography; Index.

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