The Third Reich in the Ivory Tower: Complicity and Conflict on American Campuses
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This is the first systematic exploration of the nature and extent of sympathy for Nazi Germany at American universities during the 1930s. Universities were highly influential in shaping public opinion and many of the nation's most prominent university administrators refused to take a principled stand against the Hitler regime. Universities welcomed Nazi officials to campus and participated enthusiastically in student exchange programs with Nazified universities in Germany. American educators helped Nazi Germany improve its image in the West as it intensified its persecution of the Jews and strengthened its armed forces. The study contrasts the significant American grassroots protest against Nazism that emerged as soon as Hitler assumed power with campus quiescence and administrators' frequently harsh treatment of those students and professors who challenged their determination to maintain friendly relations with Nazi Germany. Review: AWESOME - AWESOME Review: Great! This is What History Should Do. - An amazing, maddening, informative and necessary read. Norwood's relentless focus on minute detail and use of relatively obscure sources (most notably college newspaper archives) uncovers an ugly truth about American academia that was largely swept under the rug by the outbreak of World War II. This book is full of forgotten heroes, like Toni Sender and Robert Burke, whose contribution and self-sacrifice is completely unknown to all but the most dogged specialists, and Norwood should be celebrated from bringing their stories to light. It is also full of, if not villains, many Americans who avoided doing the right thing until the last possible minute, if ever. Some of these private anti-semites went on to be lauded as Nazi opponents. Harvard President James Conant, whose opposition to the Nazi regime was lukewarm at best during the early and mid 1930's, and whose private correspondence reveals an ugly anti-semitism, stands out in this regard. Thank you Professor Norwood.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 38 Reviews |
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Great! This is What History Should Do.
An amazing, maddening, informative and necessary read. Norwood's relentless focus on minute detail and use of relatively obscure sources (most notably college newspaper archives) uncovers an ugly truth about American academia that was largely swept under the rug by the outbreak of World War II. This book is full of forgotten heroes, like Toni Sender and Robert Burke, whose contribution and self-sacrifice is completely unknown to all but the most dogged specialists, and Norwood should be celebrated from bringing their stories to light. It is also full of, if not villains, many Americans who avoided doing the right thing until the last possible minute, if ever. Some of these private anti-semites went on to be lauded as Nazi opponents. Harvard President James Conant, whose opposition to the Nazi regime was lukewarm at best during the early and mid 1930's, and whose private correspondence reveals an ugly anti-semitism, stands out in this regard. Thank you Professor Norwood.
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The Third Reich in the Ivy Towers
This needs to be read by every college student. The information was not only new, but an eye opener. Especially, since most colleges sweep the truth about their past dirty laundry under the rug They are more concerned about PC image than the truth that has tarnished their image. I teach about America's involvement with the Eugenics program of Nazi Germany. Such groups as the Rockefeller Center, The Carnegie Institute, Henry Ford and IBM, as well as number of Ivy League Colleges and Universities were all embracing the Nazi Eugenics System, and some even went beyond it to assist in the Holocaust.
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The truth about the ivory tower
This is a great book about academics who loved Nazis because they thought they looked great in their uniforms, and who hated Jews because they thought they looked too intense. Instead of listening or reading, these academics, who should have known better, only depended on what they saw. Clearly this is a valuable book because it is a warning to us all. This an excellent book!
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