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The Strassmanns: Science, Politics and Migration in Turbulent Times (1793-1993)

The Strassmanns: Science, Politics and Migration in Turbulent Times (1793-1993)


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Across six generations and two hundred years, this book tells the story of a German- Jewish family who emigrated from Rawicz, Poland, first to Prussian Berlin, and finally to America. In Berlin they found success in politics, medical science, theatre, and aviation and considered themselves German patriots. With the catastrophe of the First World War and its aftermath, they suffered rejection, threats, and persecution as their fellow citizens became unhinged by Nazism, forcing Strassmanns into exile abroad where they again made their mark and rebuilt successful careers. This book is populated by extraordinary characters, such as Wolfgang, the convicted revolutionary of 1848 who nevertheless led urban reform; by Ernst, who directed the only liberal anti-Nazi resistance movement; and by Antonie, a celebrated actress and transatlantic sports pilot. Strassmann highlights both the large-scale and the very personal dramas of this period in world history. The book is enhanced by many photographs, offering a fascinating document of the fate of a remarkable family.

Table of Contents:
Preface : Family History and Working with the Past Jutta Lange-Quassowski Chapter 1. Introduction: A Family En Route Chapter 2. A Father against Orthodoxy: Heiman in Rawicz Chapter 3. From the Revolution of 1848 to Reforms in Berlin after 1863: Wolfgang and Ferdinand Chapter 4. Medical Achievements and Disappointments: Paul and his Siblings Chapter 5. Golden Years of the Women’s Clinic and of Forensic Medicine: 1909 – 1933 Chapter 6. Soldiers Chapter 7. Stage and Sky: Antonie – I Chapter 8. A Zenith in Heidelberg with a bitter End: Gisela and Max Chapter 9. Stalked by Nazis in the Schumannstrasse: 1933 – 1936 Chapter 10. Inseparable despite Emigration: Erwin and Ilse Chapter 11. Transatlantic Tensions in New York: Antonie – II Chapter 12. Old Trees, Transplanted: Paul and Hedwig in Dahlem Chapter 13. Beginning again in Minnesota Erwin and Family Chapter 14. On to Houston, Texas: City of the Future Chapter 15. Destination Auschwitz Reinhold 1944 Chapter 16. Leading a Liberal Resistance Group: Ernst Karl Otto Chapter 17. Looking Back End Notes References Acknowledgments Family Trees Editorial Notes

About the Author :
After earning his Ph.D. in economic history and development at the Universities of Texas, Columbia, and Maryland, W. Paul Strassmann worked overseas and taught at Michigan State University for four decades. He has published eight books and many articles on technology and urbanization in developing countries.

Review :
"This book shows once again how significant was the contribution of the small Jewish minority to the achievements of the German bourgeoisie before the devastation of the Nazis barbarism...W.Paul Strassmann tells [his family's history] soberly, without pathos, yet with much warmth." * Berlin Tagesspiegel


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781845454166
  • Publisher: Berghahn Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Berghahn Books
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 286
  • Sub Title: Science, Politics and Migration in Turbulent Times (1793-1993)
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1845454162
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2008
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 689 gr


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