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Book Review
| Deutsch-amerikanischer Kulturaustausch im 20. Jahrhundert: Bildung-Wissenschaft-Politik (German-American cultural exchange in the 20th century: Education—science—politics). By Karl-Heinz Füssl. (Frankfurt/Main: Campus, 2004. 328 pp. €37.90, ISBN 3-593-37499-4.) In German.
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| While on the outside many American universities, with their neo-Gothic quadrangles, quaintly named residential colleges, and clubby common rooms, emphasize a connection to the academic traditions of the British Isles, modern academic practice in the United States owes a greater debt to the Germans. Such familiar images as the research seminar and the doctoral degree trace their lineage quite literally back to Germany, even if the political tides of the twentieth century often made it impolitic to emphasize the connection. Since 1945, German-American educational cooperation has become much more visible, as intellectuals and institutions have developed a lively network of exchange programs that are the envy of specialists in other fields. |
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