Talk:George Mosse
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editI studied under Mosse in the mid 60's at UW Madison. His classes, like those of his colleague Harvey Goldberg, another refugee from Hitler, would have a cohort of the serious history majors with an even larger group in the class sitting in just to listen to Mosse or Goldberg. I still remember a friend who when he asked Mosse about a particular passage in Das Kapital, was told to come back and ask that question when he could read it in the original German. My friend did in fact return a year later to Mosse with that question having learned enough German to read Marx. Serious people in those days in Madison. I stayed with philosophy, tough but not as much of a radical commitment as the historians and sociologists had. Check out "History and the New Left: Madison, Wisconsin, 1950-1970" (Critical Perspectives on the Past Series) edited by Paul Buhle for a taste of that time.
Uneasy
editI'm somewhat uneasy about this encyclopedia article. There are undertones that suggest Mosse was biased (by his background), self-interested, money hungry, and effeminate. While this may or may not be true, and I have no wish to argue about its verity, it is uncalled for in a supposed "encyclopedia" article. I would appreciate it if someone took it upon themselves to modify this article.
Ledeen and false claim
editI have deleted "co-written with Michael Ledeen" from the book Nazism: a Historical and Comparative Analysis of National Socialism, 1978 because Mosse is listed as the author and not Ledeen.[1]
See the book title at isbn.nu for verification. Ledeen's page lists him as a research assistant. That's a big difference than being co-author. Skywriter 01:35, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
Impact on French historiography
editMosse had a major impact on the whole direction of French historiogaphy of WWI, with the publication of his Fallen Soldiers. This is currently in progress at Draft:French historiography, but for starters, see Julien (2004).[1] Mathglot (talk) 00:47, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
References
- ^ Julien, Élise (2004). "À propos de l'historiographie française de la première guerre mondiale" [Regarding French historiography of the First World War]. Labyrinthe (in French). 18 (2): 53–68. doi:10.4000/labyrinthe.217.