02934nam 2200481Ia 450 991081354810332120240418145107.001915256189780191525612(MiAaPQ)EBC7036519(CKB)24235066400041(MiAaPQ)EBC415918(Au-PeEL)EBL415918(CaPaEBR)ebr10219885(CaONFJC)MIL114887(OCoLC)437096343(EXLCZ)992423506640004120070702d2007 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe mental aftermath[electronic resource] the mentality of German physicists 1945-1949 /Klaus Hentschell1st ed.New York ;Oxford Oxford University Press2007205 p. illIncludes bibliographical references (p. [181]-197) and index.Intro -- Contents -- List of figures -- 1 Introduction -- About the sources used -- 2 Scientists in Germany seen from the outside -- 3 Tensions with the Allies -- (a) Superficial admiration and opportunistic friendliness -- (b) Covert reserve and distrust -- (c) Stubborn resistance to Allied Control -- 4 Russian phobia -- 5 Sense of isolation and fragmentation -- 6 Bitterness about the "export of scientists -- 7 Scapegoating the Aryan physics movement -- 8 Forgetting -- (a) Amnesia and unconscious repression -- (b) Concealment and dissimilation -- 9 Shame, listlessness, and lethargy -- 10 Self-justification and the guilt issue -- 11 Self-pity, sentimentality, and selfishness -- 12 "Propaganda-free day-to-day" and political apathy -- 13 New awareness of a scientist's responsibility -- 14 Workaholism: "If we want to live, we must rebuild -- 15 Side-lining of emigrés and critics -- 16 Insensitivity in communicating with emigrés -- 17 Distrust and obduracy among emigrés -- 18 The mental aftermath -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- Archival collections -- Bibliography -- Name index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z.The perplexing behaviour of even morally acclaimed German physicists toward the Allied occupiers after WWII is examined. Their public and private statements are examined and may shed light on the prickly issue of the proper comportment of victor nations.PhysicistsGermanyHistory20th centuryScience and stateGermanyHistory20th centuryGermanyHistory1945-1955PhysicistsHistoryScience and stateHistory530.092243Hentschel Klaus969765MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910813548103321The mental aftermath4060077UNINA