Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss German Émigrés and American Political Thought after World War II |
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| Editor:
| Kielmansegg, Peter Graf
Mewes, Horst
Glaser-Schmidt, Elisabeth |
| Contribution by:
| Lazar, David
Mauch, Christof |
| Series title: | Publications of the German Historical Institute Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-59936-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1997 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.99 |
Book Description:
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This book explores the influence of Hannah Arendt's and Leo Strauss' background in pre-WWII Germany on their perception of American democracy. The contributors analyze how their émigré 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.
This book explores the influence of Hannah Arendt's and Leo Strauss' background in pre-WWII Germany on their perception of American democracy. The contributors analyze how their émigré 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.