From Vienna to Chicago and Back : Essays on Intellectual History and Political Thought in Europe and America

Spanning both the history of the modern West and his own five-decade journey as a historian, Gerald Stourzh’s sweeping new essay collection covers the same breadth of topics that has characterized his career—from Benjamin Franklin to Gustav Mahler, from Alexis de Tocqueville to Charles Beard, from the notion of constitution in seventeenth-century England to the concept of neutrality in twentieth-century Austria. This storied career brought him in the 1950s from the University of Vienna to the University of Chicago—of which he draws a brilliant picture—and later took him to Berlin and eventually back to Austria. One of the few prominent scholars equally at home with U.S. history and the history of central Europe, Stourzh has informed these geographically diverse experiences and subjects with the overarching themes of his scholarly achievement: the comparative study of liberal constitutionalism and the struggle for equal rights at the core of Western notions of free government. Composed between 1953 and 2005 and including a new autobiographical essay written especially for this volume, __From Vienna to Chicago and Back__ will delight Stourzh fans, attract new admirers, and make an important contribution to transatlantic history. Spanning Both The History Of The Modern West And His Own Five-decade Journey As A Historian, Gerald Stourzh's Sweeping New Essay Collection Covers The Same Breadth Of Topics That Has Characterized His Career - From Benjamin Franklin To Gustav Mahler, From Alexis De Tocqueville To Charles Beard, From The Notion Of Constitution In Seventeenth-century England To The Concept Of Neutrality In Twentieth-century Austria. Composed Between 1953 And 2005 And Including A New Autobiographical Essay Written Especially For This Volume, From Vienna To Chicago And Back Will Delight Stourzh Fans, Attract New Admirers, And Make An Important Contribution To Transatlantic History.--book Jacket. Introduction: Traces Of An Intellectual Journey -- Part I: Anglo-american History -- Reason And Power In Benjamin Franklin's Political Thought (1953) -- William Blackstone: Teacher Of Revolution (1970) -- Constitution: Changing Meanings Of The Term From The Early Seventeenth To The Late Eighteenth Century (1988) -- Charles A. Beard's Interpretations Of American Foreign Policy (1957) -- Part Ii: Austrian History Imperial And Republican -- The Multinational Empire Revisited. Robert Kann Lecture 1989 (1992) -- Ethnic Attribution In Late Imperial Austria: Good Intentions, Evil Consequences (1994) -- The National Compromise In The Bukovina (1996) -- Max Diamant And Jewish Diaspora Nationalism In The Bukovina (2002) -- The Age Of Emancipation And Assimilation: Liberalism And Its Heritage (2001) -- An Apogee Of Conversions: Gustav Mahler, Karl Kraus And Fin De Siècle Vienna (2004) -- The Origins Of Austrian Neutrality (1988) -- Part Iii: The Tocquevillian Moment: From Hierarchical Status To Equal Rights -- Equal Rights: Equalizing The Individual's Status And The Breakthrough Of Modernity (1996) -- Liberal Democracy As A Culture Of Rights: England, The United States And Continental Europe (1999) -- Tocqueville's Understanding Of Conditions Of Equality And Conditions Of Inequality (2005) -- Part Iv: On The Human Condition -- The Unforgivable Sin: An Interpretation Of Albert Camus' The Fall (1961) -- Appendix: Bibliographical Information. Gerald Stourzh. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 375-379) And Indexes. Spanning both the history of the modern West and the author's own five-decade journey as a historian, this essay collection covers the same breadth of topics that has characterized his career—from Benjamin Franklin to Gustav Mahler, from Alexis de Tocqueville to Charles Beard, from the notion of constitution in seventeenth-century England to the concept of neutrality in twentieth-century Austria. This storied career brought him in the 1950s from the University of Vienna to the University of Chicago—of which he draws a brilliant picture—and later took him to Berlin and eventually back to Austria. One of the few prominent scholars equally at home with U.S. history and the history of central Europe, the author has informed these geographically diverse experiences and subjects with the overarching themes of his scholarly achievement: the comparative study of liberal constitutionalism and the struggle for equal rights at the core of Western notions of free government. The book was composed between 1953 and 2005, and includes a new autobiographical essay written especially for this volume Spanning both the history of the modern West and his journey as a historian, this work covers the topics that has characterized Gerald Stourzh's career - from Benjamin Franklin to Gustav Mahler, from Alexis de Tocqueville to Charles Beard, from the notion of constitution in 17th-century England to the concept of neutrality in 20th-century Austria.