Bessner, Daniel, 1984-

Democracy in exile : Hans Speier and the rise of the defense intellectual / Daniel Bessner. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource. - The United States in the world .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : democracy, expertise, and U.S. foreign policy -- Masses and marxism in Weimar Germany -- The social role of the intellectual exile -- Public opinion, propaganda, and democracy in crisis -- Psychological warfare in theory and practice -- The making of a defense intellectual -- The advisor -- The institution builder -- Social science and its discontents -- Conclusion : Speier, expertise, and democracy after 1960.

Anyone interested in the history of U.S. foreign relations, Cold War history, and twentieth century intellectual history will find this impressive biography of Hans Speier, one of the most influential figures in American defense circles of the...



9781501709395

2017043061


Speier, Hans.


Sociologists--United States--Biography.
Sociologists--Germany--Biography.
Exiles--Germany--Biography.
National security--History--United States--20th century.


Electronic Books.

HM479 / .D466 2018