Einstein on Politics
His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism, Zionism, War, Peace, and the Bomb
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Published on 10. November 2013
560 pages
978-1-4008-4828-7 (ISBN)
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Princeton
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De Gruyter
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Albert Einstein | David E. Rowe | Robert Schulmann
Einstein on Politics
His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism, Zionism, War, Peace, and the Bomb
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Einstein on Politics
His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism, Zionism, War, Peace, and the Bomb
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David E. Rowe is professor of the history of mathematics and natural sciences at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, and a former member of the Einstein Papers Project. Robert Schulmann, a former Boston University history professor, is former head of the Einstein Papers Project. He coedited Albert Einstein, Mileva Maric: The Love Letters and many volumes of the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein (all Princeton).
Content
List of Texts vii
Preface xix
Note on Sources and Method xxxi
Acknowledgments xxxiii
Historical Introduction 1
Chapter 1. The First World War and Its Impact, 1914-1921 61
Chapter 2. Science Meets Politics: The Relativity Revolution, 1918-1923 93
Chapter 3. Anti-Semitism and Zionism, 1919-1930 136
Chapter 4. Internationalism and European Security, 1922-1932 189
Chapter 5. Articles of Faith, 1930-1933 223
Chapter 6. Hitler's Germany and the Threat to European Jewry, 1933-1938 266
Chapter 7. The Fate of the Jews, 1939-1949 315
Chapter 8. The Second World War, Nuclear Weapons, and World Peace, 1939-1950 356
Chapter 9. Soviet Russia, Political Economy, and Socialism, 1918-1952 406
Chapter 10. Political Freedom and the Threat of Nuclear War, 1931-1955 459
Bibliography 509
Index 515
Plate Credits 524
Preface xix
Note on Sources and Method xxxi
Acknowledgments xxxiii
Historical Introduction 1
Chapter 1. The First World War and Its Impact, 1914-1921 61
Chapter 2. Science Meets Politics: The Relativity Revolution, 1918-1923 93
Chapter 3. Anti-Semitism and Zionism, 1919-1930 136
Chapter 4. Internationalism and European Security, 1922-1932 189
Chapter 5. Articles of Faith, 1930-1933 223
Chapter 6. Hitler's Germany and the Threat to European Jewry, 1933-1938 266
Chapter 7. The Fate of the Jews, 1939-1949 315
Chapter 8. The Second World War, Nuclear Weapons, and World Peace, 1939-1950 356
Chapter 9. Soviet Russia, Political Economy, and Socialism, 1918-1952 406
Chapter 10. Political Freedom and the Threat of Nuclear War, 1931-1955 459
Bibliography 509
Index 515
Plate Credits 524
