Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss: German Émigrés and American Political Thought after World War II (Publications of the German Historical Institute) [Hardcover]

Peter Graf Kielmansegg (Editor), Horst Mewes (Editor), Elisabeth Glaser-Schmidt (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 052147082X | ISBN-13: 978-0521470827 | Publication Date: February 24, 1995

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 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.

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."..provides much food for thought." Canadian Journal of Political Science

Book Description

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.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 220 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (February 24, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 052147082X
• ISBN-13: 978-0521470827
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
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