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Dosa, Marta L. – 1973
An attempt is made to document some of the developments which affected the political role of German librarianship as seen through the involvements, activities, and correspondence of one of its leaders, George Leyh, during and after the Hitler era. The interconnections of Leyh's behavior, inner conflicts, and actions and the political and…
Descriptors: Activism, Censorship, Dissent, Librarians
Mushaben, Joyce Marie – 1982
European protest movements of the eighties are analyzed and compared to the dissident movements of the sixties and seventies. The focus is on the peace, anti-nuclear, and ecology movements, the drive for autonomous youth centers in Switzerland, racial disturbances in Britain, and unrest among the urban squatters in the German Federal Republic. Six…
Descriptors: Activism, Citizen Participation, Civil Disobedience, Comparative Analysis
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Henning, Uwe; Leschinsky, Achim – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 1990
Analyzes Eduard Spranger's resignation from the University of Berlin in 1933. Examines the impact of press treatment of Spranger's decision to reveal the difficult nature of political action under totalitarian systems. Uses this case to discuss how judgment often precedes complete knowledge of events. (CH)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Dissent, Educational History, European History