Two Lives in Uncertain Times

Wilma Iggers, born in 1921 in Czechoslovakia, Georg Iggers in 1926 in Hamburg both fled with their parents to North America in October 1938 to escape the Nazis. Throughout their long married life, they have sought as scholars and citizens to build bridges across racial, religious, national, and ideological lines. Wilma Iggers' most recent positions were Professor of German at Canisius College (Buffalo), 1965-1991, since then Professor emerita, Her publications include Karl Kraus, A Viennese Cultural Critic of the Twentieth Century (1967) and Women of Prague (Berghahn 1995). Georg Iggers was Professor of History at the State University of New York at Buffalo, 1965-78, Distinguished Professor 1978-1997, Distinguished Professor emeritus since 1997. His numerous publications include The Cult of Authority. The Political Philosophy of the Saint-Simonians (1958), New Directions in European Historiography (1975) and Historiography in the Twentieth Century (1997).

• PrefaceChapter 1. From Bohemia to Canada (1921–1942)Chapter 2. From Hamburg to Richmond (1926–1944)Chapter 3. Graduate Studies in Chicago and New York (1943–1949)Chapter 4. The Struggle against Racial Segregation: Little Rock and New Orleans (1950–1960)Chapter 5. Return to Europe (1960–1962)Chapter 6. Turbulent Years in Buffalo (1962–1970)Chapter 7. The Seventies and Eighties (1970–1990)Chapter 8. Our Contacts with East Germany (1966–1990)Chapter 9. Private Life and Ties to Bohemia (1970–2006)Chapter 10. After the Cold War (1990–2006)Chapter 11. ConclusionIndex

"What among the advantages of this book has to be counted is the fact that the authors were fully aware of the political and social situation during the various stages of their lives and able to reflect on it." * H-German (H-Net)