LEADER 03554nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910453117103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-85745-783-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000001108947 035 $a(EBL)1337736 035 $a(OCoLC)855505458 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000955288 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11535320 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000955288 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10953320 035 $a(PQKB)10579021 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1337736 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1337736 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10744995 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL509034 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001108947 100 $a20120919d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe transatlantic world of higher education$b[electronic resource] $eAmericans at German universities, 1776-1914 /$fAnja Werner 210 $aNew York $cBerghahn Books$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (343 p.) 225 0$aEuropean studies in American history ;$vv. 4 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-85745-782-9 311 $a1-299-77783-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p.[293]-316) and index. 327 $aContents; Tables; Figures; Acknowledgments; Note on Sources and Quotations; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Movement and the History of Higher Education; Chapter 2 - US Student Numbers at Go?ttingen, 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 - Figures 327 $aAppendix 2 - List of Leipzig Professors of Interest to US StudentsAppendix 3 - List of Leipzig-American Dissertations; Bibliography; Index 330 $a Between the 1760s and 1914, thousands of young Americans crossed the Atlantic to enroll in German-speaking universities, but what was it like to be an American in, for instance, Halle, Heidelberg, Go?ttingen, or Leipzig? In this book, the author combines a statistical approach with a biographical approach in order to reconstruct the history of these educational pilgrimages and to illustrate the interconnectedness of student migration with educational reforms on both sides of the Atlantic. This detailed account of academic networking in European educational centers highlights the importance of 410 0$aEuropean Studies in American History 606 $aAmerican students$zGermany$xHistory 606 $aAmerican students$zGermany$xSocial life and customs 606 $aAmericans$xEducation (Higher)$zGermany$xHistory 606 $aUniversities and colleges$zGermany$xHistory 606 $aEducation, Higher$zUnited States$xGerman influences 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAmerican students$xHistory. 615 0$aAmerican students$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aAmericans$xEducation (Higher)$xHistory. 615 0$aUniversities and colleges$xHistory. 615 0$aEducation, Higher$xGerman influences. 676 $a378.1/980943 700 $aWerner$b Anja$0516638 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453117103321 996 $aThe transatlantic world of higher education$92013286 997 $aUNINA