Browsing Department of History (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Sperber, Jonathan, 1952-"
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The Bavarian model? : modernization, environment, and landscape planning in the Bavarian nuclear power industry, 1950-1980
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Perhaps no state in the Federal Republic of Germany witnessed a more pronounced state sponsored modernization effort than Bavaria, 1950-1980. This vast transformation, particularly in the field of nuclear energy, required ... -
Between the old and the new : Friedrich Gentz, 1764-1832
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)This dissertation reviews the life and political impact of Friedrich Gentz, who was born in Breslau, Prussia, in 1764, and died in Vienna, Austria, in 1832. Though remembered today as only a second- (or even third)- tier ... -
Fremont, OH : from Armistice 1918 to elections 1920
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Fremont, Ohio, during the tumultuous period from the Armistice ending World War I to the 1920 elections, showed how one of the multitudes of small ... -
From Gastarbeiter to Muslims : representations of Turkish migrants in West Germany from 1961-1989
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This thesis explores how (West) Germans viewed both male and female Turkish Gastarbeiter (guest workers), as well as their second and third generations, ... -
Rebuilding the soul : churches and religion in Bavaria, 1945-1960
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)After twelve years of Nazi rule and with Germany in total ruin, the Catholic and Protestant churches sought to re-Christianize German society. Bringing Germans back to Christ was seen as the only way to make good on the ... -
Technology towards transcendence : apocalyptic spiritualities & the genesis of science fiction in Weimar Germany
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)This thesis seeks to understand how, in the early twentieth century, esoteric schools in German-speaking Europe influenced the proto-science fiction genre, especially the cinema of Weimar Germany. It is inspired by the ...