03720nam 2200733 a 450 991082054310332120240314030245.00-85745-783-710.1515/9780857457837(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(DE-B1597)636455(DE-B1597)9780857457837(EXLCZ)99255000000110894720120919d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe transatlantic world of higher education Americans at German universities, 1776-1914 /Anja Werner1st ed.New York Berghahn Books20131 online resource (343 p.)European Studies in American History ;4European 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; IndexBetween 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 ofEuropean Studies in American HistoryAmerican studentsGermanyHistoryAmerican studentsGermanySocial life and customsAmericansEducation (Higher)GermanyHistoryUniversities and collegesGermanyHistoryEducation, HigherUnited StatesGerman influencesAmerican studentsHistory.American studentsSocial life and customs.AmericansEducation (Higher)History.Universities and collegesHistory.Education, HigherGerman influences.378.1/980943378.1980943Werner Anja1976-1617829MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820543103321The transatlantic world of higher education3949204UNINA