03554nam 2200673 a 450 991045311710332120200520144314.00-85745-783-7(CKB)2550000001108947(EBL)1337736(OCoLC)855505458(SSID)ssj0000955288(PQKBManifestationID)11535320(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000955288(PQKBWorkID)10953320(PQKB)10579021(MiAaPQ)EBC1337736(Au-PeEL)EBL1337736(CaPaEBR)ebr10744995(CaONFJC)MIL509034(EXLCZ)99255000000110894720120919d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe transatlantic world of higher education[electronic resource] Americans at German universities, 1776-1914 /Anja WernerNew York Berghahn Books20131 online resource (343 p.)European studies in American history ;v. 4Description based upon print version of record.0-85745-782-9 1-299-77783-X Includes bibliographical references (p.[293]-316) and index.Contents; Tables; Figures; Acknowledgments; Note on Sources and Quotations; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Movement and the History of Higher Education; Chapter 2 - US Student Numbers at Göttingen, Halle, Heidelberg, and Leipzig; Chapter 3 - The German University, Masculinity, and ""The Other""; Chapter 4 - Choosing a University: The Case of Leipzig; Chapter 5 - Transatlantic Academic Networking; Chapter 6 - Networking Activities of Leipzig's American Colony; Chapter 7 - Forging American Culture Abroad; Chapter 8 - Returning Home; Conclusion; Appendix 1 - FiguresAppendix 2 - List of Leipzig Professors of Interest to US StudentsAppendix 3 - List of Leipzig-American Dissertations; Bibliography; Index Between the 1760s and 1914, thousands of young Americans crossed the Atlantic to enroll in German-speaking universities, but what was it like to be an American in, for instance, Halle, Heidelberg, Göttingen, or Leipzig? In this book, the author combines a statistical approach with a biographical approach in order to reconstruct the history of these educational pilgrimages and to illustrate the interconnectedness of student migration with educational reforms on both sides of the Atlantic. This detailed account of academic networking in European educational centers highlights the importance of European Studies in American HistoryAmerican studentsGermanyHistoryAmerican studentsGermanySocial life and customsAmericansEducation (Higher)GermanyHistoryUniversities and collegesGermanyHistoryEducation, HigherUnited StatesGerman influencesElectronic books.American studentsHistory.American studentsSocial life and customs.AmericansEducation (Higher)History.Universities and collegesHistory.Education, HigherGerman influences.378.1/980943Werner Anja516638MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453117103321The transatlantic world of higher education2013286UNINA