Christof Mauch
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Christof Mauch is a German historian, presently director of the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society
in Munich, Germany
, and since 2007 professor of American Cultural History and Transatlantic Relations
at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen. From 1999 to 2007 Christof Mauch was the director of the German Historical Institute in Washington D.C..
Mauch received his Dr. phil. in Modern German Literature from the University of Tuebingen in 1990, and his Dr. phil. in Modern History
in 1998 from the University of Cologne. He has published and edited many books in the fields of U.S. and German History
and Environmental History
. Christof Mauch has been Vice-President of the European Society for Environmental History since August 2009.
Recent Publications
Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society
The Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society is an international, interdisciplinarycenter for research and education in the environmental humanities located in Munich, Germany. It was...
in Munich, Germany
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, and since 2007 professor of American Cultural History and Transatlantic Relations
Transatlantic relations
Transatlantic relations refers to the historic, cultural, political, economic and social relations between countries on both side of the Atlantic Ocean. Sometimes specifically those between the United States, Canada and the countries in Europe, although other meanings are possible.There are a...
at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen. From 1999 to 2007 Christof Mauch was the director of the German Historical Institute in Washington D.C..
Mauch received his Dr. phil. in Modern German Literature from the University of Tuebingen in 1990, and his Dr. phil. in Modern History
Modern history
Modern history, or the modern era, describes the historical timeline after the Middle Ages. Modern history can be further broken down into the early modern period and the late modern period after the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution...
in 1998 from the University of Cologne. He has published and edited many books in the fields of U.S. and German History
History of Germany
The concept of Germany as a distinct region in central Europe can be traced to Roman commander Julius Caesar, who referred to the unconquered area east of the Rhine as Germania, thus distinguishing it from Gaul , which he had conquered. The victory of the Germanic tribes in the Battle of the...
and Environmental History
Environmental history
Environmental history, a branch of historiography, is the study of human interaction with the natural world over time. In contrast to other historical disciplines, it emphasizes the active role nature plays in influencing human affairs. Environmental historians study how humans both shape their...
. Christof Mauch has been Vice-President of the European Society for Environmental History since August 2009.
Recent Publications
- Die 101 wichtigsten Fragen: Amerikanische Geschichte [The 101 most important questions: American History], Muenchen: C.H.Beck 2008
- Geschichte der USA [History of the U.S.], Tuebingen/ Basel: UTB Francke, 6th edition 2008 (with Juergen Heideking)
- Shadow War Against Hitler: The Covert Operations of America's Wartime Secret Intelligence Service. Translated by Jeremiah M. Riemer, New York: Columbia University PressColumbia University PressColumbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by James D. Jordan and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fields of literary and cultural studies, history, social work, sociology,...
2003 (Paperback 2005) - Natural Disasters, Cultural Responses: Case Studies Toward a Global Environmental History, Lanham, MD: Lexington Books 2009 (Ed. with Christian Pfister)
- Beyond the Windshield: Landscapes and Roads in Europe and North America , Athens, OH: Ohio UniversityOhio UniversityOhio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
Press 2008 (Ed. with Thomas Zeller) - Rivers in History, Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh UniversityUniversity of PittsburghThe University of Pittsburgh, commonly referred to as Pitt, is a state-related research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded as Pittsburgh Academy in 1787 on what was then the American frontier, Pitt is one of the oldest continuously chartered institutions of...
Press 2008 (Ed. with Thomas Zeller) - Shades of Green: Global Environmentalism in Historical Perspective, Rowman & Littlefield 2006 (Ed. with Nathan Stoltzfus and Doug Weiner)
- Adolf Cluss, Architect: From Germany to America, New York: Berghahn Books in collaboration with Historical Society of Washington D.C. 2005 (Ed. with Alan Lessoff) [winner of the 2006 Victorian Society of America Henry-Russell Hitchcock Book Award]
- Berlin – Washington. Capital Cities, Cultural Representations, and National Identitities. 1800-2000, Cambridge/ New York: Cambridge University PressCambridge University PressCambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
2005 (Ed. with Andreas Daum) - Nature in German History, New York/ Oxford: Berghahn Books 2004, (Ed.)
- German-Jewish Identities in America. From the Civil War to the Present, Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press/ Publications of the Max Kade Institute 2003 (Ed.. with Joseph Salmons)