German refugee historians and Friedrich Meinecke : : letters and documents, 1910-1977 / / [introduced and edited] by Gerhard A. Ritter ; translated by Alex Skinner.

• Superior document: Studies in Central European histories, v. 49
• TeilnehmendeR: Meinecke, Friedrich, 1862-1954.; Ritter, Gerhard Albert.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2010.
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Central European histories ; v. 49.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 554 pages) :; illustrations
• Notes: Translated from German.

The book deals with the relationship between Friedrich Meinecke, who is often considered to be the leading German historian of the first half of the twentieth century, and several of his students who, after the Nazi seizure of power, were forced to emigrate because of their Jewish descent or their political views. The letters published here to Meinecke from Hans Rothfels, Dietrich Gerhard, Hajo Holborn, Felix Gilbert, Hans Rosenberg, and others show these scholars' deep respect for their old teacher, but also their growing distance from his historical interests and methods. In a period of struggle between democracy and Nazi dictatorship, the letters address the problems of emigration and remigration, German-Jewish and German-American identity, and historiography in both Germany and the United States.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Friedrich Meinecke and his émigré students -- Meinecke as historian and political contemporary -- Meinecke as academic teacher -- Meinecke's émigré students -- Hans Rothfels -- Dietrich Gerhard -- Gerhard Masur -- Hajo Holborn -- Felix Gilbert -- Hans Baron -- Helene Wieruszowski -- Hans Rosenberg -- Hedwig Hintze -- Eckart Kehr -- Hanns Günther Reissner -- Gustav Mayer -- Meinecke, his émigré students and relations between the discipline of history in Germany and the United States -- Documents -- List of documents -- Hans Rothfels -- Dietrich Gerhard -- Gerhard Masur -- Hajo Holborn -- Felix Gilbert -- Hans Baron -- Helene Wieruszowski -- Hans Rosenberg -- Hedwig Hintze -- Eckart Kehr -- Hanns Günther Reissner -- Gustav Maye.