The Decline of the German Mandarins: The German Academic Community, 1890-1933 - Paperback

by Fritz Ringer (Author)

A splendid re-publication of an indispensable book on German history. "An ambitious attempt to describe and analyze the political, social, and intellectual attitudes of the German academic community under William II and the Weiman republic. MR. Ringer deserves a good deal of credit for his wide and thoughtful reading in this field of intellectual history, which is not easily surveyed, and for his evident efforts to present a fair appraisal." - Library Journal

Author Biography

Born in Ludwighafen, Germany, FRITZ K. RINGER came to the United States with his family in 1949. He is Mellon Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh. This book, first published in 1969, received much attention in its 1983 German edition. He is also author of The German Inflation of 1923 (1969) and Education and Society of Modern Europe (1979), and co-editor of The Rise of the Modern Educational System (1987).