| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
The United States in the world
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United States in the world.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : democracy, expertise, and U.S. foreign policy -- Masses and marxism in Weimar Germany -- The social role of the intellectual exile -- Public opinion, propaganda, and democracy in crisis -- Psychological warfare in theory and practice -- The making of a defense intellectual -- The advisor -- The institution builder -- Social science and its discontents -- Conclusion : Speier, expertise, and democracy after 1960. |
| Summary |
Anyone interested in the history of U.S. foreign relations, Cold War history, and twentieth century intellectual history will find this impressive biography of Hans Speier, one of the most influential figures in American defense circles of the ... |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Speier, Hans.
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Speier, Hans. |
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Speier, Hans. |
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Sociologists -- United States -- Biography.
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Sociologists. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Sociologists -- Germany -- Biography.
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Germany. |
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Exiles -- Germany -- Biography.
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Exiles. |
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National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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National security. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
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| Chronological Term |
1945-1989 |
| Subject |
United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
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Intellectual life. |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Social Scientists & Psychologists. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General. |
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International relations. |
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HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century. |
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Diplomatic relations. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Indexed Term |
expertise, foreign relations, RAND corporation, Cold War, propaganda. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bessner, Daniel, 1984- Democracy in exile. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018 9780801453038 (DLC) 2017041352 |
| ISBN |
9781501709395 (pdf) |
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1501709399 |
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9781501712036 (epub/mobi) |
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1501712039 |
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9780801453038 |
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