{"product_id":"german-studies-in-the-united-states","title":"German Studies in the United States","description":"In the United States, German studies traces its beginnings to the late nineteenth century, when research universities were founded on the German model. The dominance of German as a foreign language before World War I and the decline in enrollments during that war are salient points in the discipline’s social history. Today German studies finds itself at a crossroads, facing unexpected change in the structure of higher education and in the cultural and economic support for studying language and literature. Instead of taking a narrative or chronological approach, this volume foregrounds multiple, heterogeneous aspects of German as a discipline. They include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe composition of the professoriat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmployment patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe place of women the dramatic effects of World Wars I and II, and of the Soviet Sputnik success, on enrollments, jobs, and budgets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe support—and indifference—of the large (once 4 million people) German American community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe role of research universities, leading scholars, major books in the field the role of professional organizations, conferences, and journals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Americanization of German studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe role of Jewish scholars and of the Holocaust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fact of there having been two Germanys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGerman Studies in the United States is an important contribution to the history of higher education in this country.","brand":"Modern Language Association of America","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55325736272216,"sku":"9780873529891","price":54.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780873529891_ef442ab6-e15c-43f8-b009-0c7ab49251b7.jpg?v=1777977915","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/german-studies-in-the-united-states","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}