• Introduction Elisabeth Glaser and Hermann Wellenreuther; Part I. Transatlantic Faiths and Beliefs: 1. Liberal democracy as a culture of rights: England, the United States, and Continental Europe Gerald Stourzh; 2. American exceptionalism: republicanism as ideology Ari Hoogenboom; Part II. Transatlantic Ideologies and the Perception of the Other: 3. The role of religion in Germany and America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Hartmut Lehmann; 4. The impact of Darwinism on religion and science in America and Europe during the nineteenth century Carl N. Degler; 5. Nationalism as a civil religion in the thought of Abraham Lincoln, Carl Schurz, and Otto von Bismarck Hans L. Trefousse; Part III. People in the Transatlantic World: The Perception of Self: 6. German catholic communalism and the American civil war: exploring the dilemmas of transatlantic political integration Kathleen Neils Conzen; 7. Toward a comparative history of racism and xenophobia in the United States and Germany, 1865–1933 Kenneth L. Kusmer; 8. Movie stereotypes, 1890–1918: some German and American national perceptions Daniel J. Leab; Part IV. Transatlantic Politics and Economics: 9. Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler: a contemporary comparison revisited Gerhard L. Weinberg; 10. The role of the banker in transatlantic history: J. P. Morgan and Co. and aid for the allies, 1914–16 Elisabeth Glaser; Part V. Transatlantic History and American Exceptionalism: 11. Transatlantic history as national history: thoughts on German post-World War II historiography Peter Krüger; 12. American exceptionalism as national history? Hans R. Guggisberg; 13. The historical world of Erich Angermann Hermann Wellenreuther; Index.

'… will prove of great value in the US where the battle for a transatlantic perspective has constantly to be fought.' Contemporary Review

• Introduction Elisabeth Glaser and Hermann Wellenreuther; Part I. Transatlantic Faiths and Beliefs: 1. Liberal democracy as a culture of rights: England, the United States, and Continental Europe Gerald Stourzh; 2. American exceptionalism: republicanism as ideology Ari Hoogenboom; Part II. Transatlantic Ideologies and the Perception of the Other: 3. The role of religion in Germany and America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Hartmut Lehmann; 4. The impact of Darwinism on religion and science in America and Europe during the nineteenth century Carl N. Degler; 5. Nationalism as a civil religion in the thought of Abraham Lincoln, Carl Schurz, and Otto von Bismarck Hans L. Trefousse; Part III. People in the Transatlantic World: The Perception of Self: 6. German catholic communalism and the American civil war: exploring the dilemmas of transatlantic political integration Kathleen Neils Conzen; 7. Toward a comparative history of racism and xenophobia in the United States and Germany, 1865–1933 Kenneth L. Kusmer; 8. Movie stereotypes, 1890–1918: some German and American national perceptions Daniel J. Leab; Part IV. Transatlantic Politics and Economics: 9. Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler: a contemporary comparison revisited Gerhard L. Weinberg; 10. The role of the banker in transatlantic history: J. P. Morgan and Co. and aid for the allies, 1914–16 Elisabeth Glaser; Part V. Transatlantic History and American Exceptionalism: 11. Transatlantic history as national history: thoughts on German post-World War II historiography Peter Krüger; 12. American exceptionalism as national history? Hans R. Guggisberg; 13. The historical world of Erich Angermann Hermann Wellenreuther; Index.

'… will prove of great value in the US where the battle for a transatlantic perspective has constantly to be fought.' Contemporary Review

• Introduction Elisabeth Glaser and Hermann Wellenreuther; Part I. Transatlantic Faiths and Beliefs: 1. Liberal democracy as a culture of rights: England, the United States, and Continental Europe Gerald Stourzh; 2. American exceptionalism: republicanism as ideology Ari Hoogenboom; Part II. Transatlantic Ideologies and the Perception of the Other: 3. The role of religion in Germany and America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries Hartmut Lehmann; 4. The impact of Darwinism on religion and science in America and Europe during the nineteenth century Carl N. Degler; 5. Nationalism as a civil religion in the thought of Abraham Lincoln, Carl Schurz, and Otto von Bismarck Hans L. Trefousse; Part III. People in the Transatlantic World: The Perception of Self: 6. German catholic communalism and the American civil war: exploring the dilemmas of transatlantic political integration Kathleen Neils Conzen; 7. Toward a comparative history of racism and xenophobia in the United States and Germany, 1865–1933 Kenneth L. Kusmer; 8. Movie stereotypes, 1890–1918: some German and American national perceptions Daniel J. Leab; Part IV. Transatlantic Politics and Economics: 9. Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler: a contemporary comparison revisited Gerhard L. Weinberg; 10. The role of the banker in transatlantic history: J. P. Morgan and Co. and aid for the allies, 1914–16 Elisabeth Glaser; Part V. Transatlantic History and American Exceptionalism: 11. Transatlantic history as national history: thoughts on German post-World War II historiography Peter Krüger; 12. American exceptionalism as national history? Hans R. Guggisberg; 13. The historical world of Erich Angermann Hermann Wellenreuther; Index.

'… will prove of great value in the US where the battle for a transatlantic perspective has constantly to be fought.' Contemporary Review