1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910597150303321

Autore

Fleck Christian <1954->

Titolo

A transatlantic history of the social sciences : Robber Barons, the Third Reich and the invention of empirical social research / / Christian Fleck ; translated from the German by Hella Beister

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Bloomsbury Academic, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-19503-8

9786613195036

1-84966-433-1

1-84966-050-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (417 p.)

Disciplina

300.72073

Soggetti

Social sciences - Research - United States - History - 20th century

Social sciences - Research - Europe - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Transatlatnische Bereicherungen : Die Erfindung der empirischen Sozialforschung. Suhrkamp, 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Building of an American Empire; Chapter 2 Fellowships and What They Entailed; Chapter 3 Institutional Support in Europe; Chapter 4 In the Shadow of Nazi Rule: Two Generation Units of Social Scientists; Chapter 5 The Radio, Adorno and the Panel; Chapter 6 The History of an Appropriation; Chapter 7 Reconnaissance Expeditions, Reconstruction Support and the Rare Return; Chapter 8 Red Threads; Appendix: Comparative Income; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

From the beginning of the twentieth century, scientific and social scientific research has been characterised by intellectual exchange between Europe and the US. The establishment of the Third Reich ensured that, from the German speaking world, at least, this became a one-way traffic. In this book Christian Fleck explores the invention of empirical social research, which by 1950 had become the binding norm of international scholarship, and he analyses the contribution of German refugee social scientists to its establishment. The major names are here, from Adorno and Horkheimer to Hirshman and



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910716872403321

Autore

Garlich Michael J.

Titolo

Guidelines for the installation, inspection, maintenance and repair of structural supports for highway signs, luminaires, and traffic signals

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : Office of Bridge Technology, Federal Highway Administration, , 2005

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (approximately 148 pages) : color illustrations

Soggetti

Traffic signs and signals - Supports

Traffic signs and signals - Supports - Inspection

Roads - Lighting - Supports

Roads - Lighting - Supports - Inspection

Handbooks and manuals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Publication No. FHWA NHI 05-036."

"March 2005."

"Authors: Michael J. Garlich and Eric T. Thorkildsen"--Technical report documentation page.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 86-89).