The Third Reich in the Ivory Tower (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521762434)

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 grass-roots 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.

Author: Stephen H. Norwood
ISBN-10: 052176243X
ISBN-13: 9780521762434
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/25/2009
Pages: 350
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.89h x 5.22w x 1.00d
Award: National Jewish Book Award - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/01/2009 pg. 109
Choice 04/01/2010