Physical Description
xxv, 471 p. : ill., ports ; 24 cm.
Contents
The terms "German-speaking mathematician," "forced," and "voluntary emigration"
The notion of "mathematician" plus quantitative figures on persecution
Early emigration
Pretexts, forms, and the extent of emigration and persecution
Obstacles to emigration out of Germany after 1933, failed escape, and death
Alternative (non-American) host countries
Diminishing ties with Germany and self-image of the refugees
The American reaction to immigration : help and xenophobia
Acculturation, political adaptation, and the American entrance into the war
The impact of immigration on American mathematics
Epilogue : the postwar relationship of German and American mathematicians.
ISBN
9780691125930
0691125937 (cloth)
9780691140414 (pbk.)
0691140413 (pbk.)
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-443) and indexes.
The terms "German-speaking mathematician," "forced," and "voluntary emigration" -- The notion of "mathematician" plus quantitative figures on persecution -- Early emigration -- Pretexts, forms, and the extent of emigration and persecution -- Obstacles to emigration out of Germany after 1933, failed escape, and death -- Alternative (non-American) host countries -- Diminishing ties with Germany and self-image of the refugees -- The American reaction to immigration : help and xenophobia -- Acculturation, political adaptation, and the American entrance into the war -- The impact of immigration on American mathematics -- Epilogue : the postwar relationship of German and American mathematicians.
Additional Form
Electronic version(s) available internally at USHMM.
