Well worth saving : American universities' life-and-death decisions on refugees from Nazi Europe /

A harrowing account of the profoundly consequential decisions American universities made about refugee scholars from Nazi-dominated Europe. The United States' role in saving Europe's intellectual elite from the Nazis is often told as a tale of triumph, which in many ways it was. America we...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leff, Laurel, 1957- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Temas:
1900-1999
Jewish refugees > United States > History > 20th century.
Political refugees > United States > History > 20th century.
Jewish scholars > United States.
Scholars > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Refugees > United States.
Universities and colleges > United States.
Savants > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Réfugiés > États-Unis.
Universités > États-Unis.
Jewish refugees.
Jewish scholars.
Political refugees.
Refugees.
Scholars.
Universities and colleges.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Nazi University-- Rescue efforts
  • Unsympathetic administrators
  • World class and well connected
  • Age, politics, gender, and money
  • Too Jewish or foreign
  • State Department barriers
  • An international crisis
  • More need, less help
  • A last chance in France
  • Security fears
  • Final appeals.

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