Voyage through the twentieth century : a historian's recollections and reflections /
The account of the author's life, spent between Europe and America, is at the same time an account of his generation, one that came of age between the two World Wars. Recalling not only circumstances of his own situation but that of his friends, the author shows how this generation faced a real...
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| Format: | eBook Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Language notes: | English. |
| Imprint: | New York : Berghahn Books, 2009. |
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| Online Access: | Click here for full text at JSTOR |
| Summary: | The account of the author's life, spent between Europe and America, is at the same time an account of his generation, one that came of age between the two World Wars. Recalling not only circumstances of his own situation but that of his friends, the author shows how this generation faced a reality that seemed fragmented, and in their shared thirst for knowledge and commitment to ideas they searched for cohesiveness among the glittering, holistic ideologies and movements of the twenties and thirties. The author's scholarly work on the German Resistance to Hitler revealed to him those who mainta. No detailed description available for "Voyage Through the Twentieth Century". |
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| Item Description: | Print version record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 169 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, plates |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-163) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781845459444 184545944X 1282628011 9781282628014 9786612628016 6612628014 |
| Author Notes: | Born in Berlin of an Austrian family of Jewish background Klemens von Klemperer studied in Vienna until 1938 when he was forced to emigrate to the United States. He continued his studies at Harvard University, which were then interrupted from 1943 to 1946 by his service in the US Army. After receiving his PhD in History from Harvard University, he taught at Smith College, and after his retirement, at neighboring institutions. Born in Berlin of an Austrian family of Jewish background Klemens von Klemperer studied in Vienna until 1938 when he was forced to emigrate to the United States. He continued his studies at Harvard University, which were then interrupted from 1943 to 1946 by his service in the US Army. After receiving his PhD in History from Harvard University, he taught at Smith College, and after his retirement, at neighboring institutions. |