Henry Pachter
Encyclopedia
Henry Maximillian Pachter (1907–1980), born Heinz Pächter, was a German
-American
twentieth century scholar of socialism
and political history
, employed as a professor
of history
at the New School for Social Research, City College
of the City University of New York
, and at Rutgers University
.
Pachter was the co-editor of the journal Dissent
.
Germany
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-American
United States
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twentieth century scholar of socialism
Socialism
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and political history
Political history
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, employed as a professor
Professor
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of history
History
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at the New School for Social Research, City College
City College of New York
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of the City University of New York
City University of New York
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, and at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
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Pachter was the co-editor of the journal Dissent
Dissent (magazine)
Dissent is a quarterly magazine focusing on politics and culture edited by Michael Walzer and Michael Kazin. The magazine is published for the Foundation for the Study of Independent Social Ideas, Inc by the University of Pennsylvania Press....
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Works
- “Brecht's Personal Politics”. Telos 44 (Summer 1980). New York: Telos Press.
- Magic into Science: The Story of Paracelsus. (Arden Library, 1982). ISBN 0-8495-4408-4
- The Weimar Etudes. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1982) ISBN 0-231-05360-6
- Modern Germany: A Social, Cultural, and Political History. (Westview Press, 1979). ISBN 0-89158-166-9
Compilations
- Socialism in History: Political Essays of Henry Pachter (edited by Stephen Bronner) (New York: Columbia University Press, 1984). ISBN 0-231-05660-5
External links
- Henry M. Pachter Papers, 1939-1980 at the State University of New York at Albany