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Book Review: Sozio-Kulturelle Probleme Der Eingliederung Italienischer Arbeitskrafte In Der Schweiz, Dr. Lukas F. Burckhardt
Book Review: Sozio-Kulturelle Probleme Der Eingliederung Italienischer Arbeitskrafte In Der Schweiz, Dr. Lukas F. Burckhardt
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
Rudolf Braun's study of the assimilation problems of Italian workers in Switzerland has two outstanding qualities which are rarely found together in the same work: It meets the strict professional standards of modern sociological research, but it is also written with the heart and therefore reads in its main parts like a captivating novel.
Book Review: Cross-Cultural And Cross-Generational Sex Role Perceptions Of Swiss American And Amish Females
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
This is a highly technical, sober, and disciplined study of an aspect of culture change, made by Mrs. Boss, daughter of Paul Grossenbacher, both leading members of the New Glarus community. The author's "Abstract" aptly summarizes the intent and the findings of this investigation:
Friendship Under Stress: A Book Review, W. Ernst Kuhn
Friendship Under Stress: A Book Review, W. Ernst Kuhn
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
Dr. Kuhn, a former member of the Swiss American Historical Society Board of Directors, is Professor of Economics at the University of Nebraska. During 1970/71 he is on leave of absence as Visiting Professor at the St. Gallen School of Economics and Social Sciences where he will be teaching and doing research in the Institute of International Economics and Market Research.
Erasmus Seen By A Historian, Andreas Burckhardt
Erasmus Seen By A Historian, Andreas Burckhardt
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
For many and various reasons the complexity of Erasmus of Rotterdam will never cease to give substance to historical meditation. One might be fascinated, as were the great writers of the Enlightenment, by his opposition to every kind of inessential traditionalism in religion and philosophy or by the cosmopolitan radiation of his thinking among his contemporaries at a period of growing nationalism. Theologians and scholars of antiquity will continue to reappraise how this man of fervent religiosity and profound classical learning succeeded in his lifelong endeavor of bringing about, with the newly discovered tools of philological inquiry, a new understanding …
The Pear Tree, The Birch Tree, And The Barberry Bush
The Pear Tree, The Birch Tree, And The Barberry Bush
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
The publisher Henry Z. Walck has kindly sent us this newest children's book by Alois Carigiet for review. he Swiss edition in German has been published this year by the Schweizer Spiegel Verlag in Zurich under the title "Birnbaum, Birke, Berberitze". The English translation is excellent. The illustrations are of that high quality characteristic of this gifted artist. So are the reproductions made in Switzerland. Alois Carigiet is a meticulous observer of nature. His trees, bushes, birds and other animals are shown in their distinctive features. The child who looks at these pictures learns to see nature with keen and …
The Swiss Cookbook By Nika Standen Hazelton
The Swiss Cookbook By Nika Standen Hazelton
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
We have just received this new Swiss cookbook. All the cooking experts we consulted confirm that it is excellent. The recipes are preceded by an introduction in which we learn much about the history and philosophy of Swiss cooking. The traditional Swiss meals were simple, but very carefully prepared and served. The carefulness is an excellent basis: As long as it can be preserved, the Swiss cuisine will keep its good renown, and there is not reason to doubt that this will not be the case. The success of emigrated Swiss cooks all over the world shows us that this …
My Village In Switzerland
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
Sonia and Tim Vidal are two American writers of children's books with an unusual talent to understand life and moods in other countries. Their book "My Village in Norway" shows us in a most charming way how children grow up on a Norwegian island of fisherman.
Reviews Of Robert H. Billigmeier's And Fred A. Picard's "The Old Land And The New", L. B.
Reviews Of Robert H. Billigmeier's And Fred A. Picard's "The Old Land And The New", L. B.
Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter
The readers of this second SAHS-Newsletter are referred to Dr. Heinz K . Meier ' s comprehensive evaluation - published on pages 5-7 in our :first Newsletter of April 1965 - of the new book: