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Köp båda 2 för 764 krHis is a thought-provoking and poignant book, written in a reflective and even elegiac vein. It will send shudders but some laughter too through the most hardened veteran, inured to periodic bouts of collegial soul-searching. The "American Historical Review " " Publishers even respectable university presses are by nature inclined to make extravagant claims for their works. But in this case the jacket copy which declares that "Reflections on History and Historians" should be required reading for all graduate students in history is entirely reasonable. What is more, unlike most mandatory assignments, it would probably be enjoyed. "Reviews in American History" " In his fascinating, thoughtful, and deeply disturbing book, Mr. Hamerow, a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin, examines the historian s social origins, his training, his rate of production, his self-esteem, his values, his satisfaction with his profession, the way he gets promoted, raises grants and regards his duties. . . . Mr. Hamerow paints a picture of academics so addicted to the professional rat race that they have long forgotten the true purpose of a university teaching at the frontiers of knowledge. "New York Times Book Review" " "His is a thought-provoking and poignant book, written in a reflective and even elegiac vein. It will send shudders--but some laughter too--through the most hardened veteran, inured to periodic bouts of collegial soul-searching."--The "American Historical Review " "Publishers--even respectable university presses--are by nature inclined to make extravagant claims for their works. But in this case the jacket copy which declares that "Reflections on History and Historians" should be 'required reading for all graduate students in history' is entirely reasonable. What is more, unlike most mandatory assignments, it would probably be enjoyed."--"Reviews in American History" "In his fascinating, thoughtful, and deeply disturbing book, Mr. Hamerow, a professor of history at the University of Wisconsin, examines the historian's social origins, his training, his rate of production, his self-esteem, his values, his satisfaction with his profession, the way he gets promoted, raises grants and regards his duties. . . . Mr. Hamerow paints a picture of academics so addicted to the professional rat race that they have long forgotten the true purpose of a university--teaching at the frontiers of knowledge."--"New York Times Book Review"
Theodore S. Hamerow received his Ph.D. at Yale University in 1951 and has taught at the University of Wisconsin Madison since 1958. He is renowned for his work on Central European history, especially of the nineteenth century. He is the author of numerous articles and is the author, co-author, of editor of eight other books, including "Restoration, Revolution, Reaction: Economics and Politics in Germany in 1815-1871" (Princeton University Press, 1958), "The Social Foundations of German Unification, 1858-1871" (Princeton University Press, 1969), and "The Birth of a New Europe: State and Society in the Nineteenth Century ("University of North Carolina Press, 1983). "