Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Department of Germanic Studies, August 2002. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Zugl.: Tübingen, Universiẗat, Diss., 2002.

Thesis (M.A. in Theological Studies) -- University of Dayton. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed 10/07/09). Advisor: Kelly S. Johnson. Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-109).

Zugl.: Aachen, Techn. Hochsch., Diss., 2008

Edward C. Fritz was one of the most influential environmentalists in Texas history. Although he took a circuitous route to environmental activism, Fritz evolved into a powerful force fighting on behalf of Texan nature. Participating in substantial actions throughout the second half of the twentieth century, Fritz's contributions to environmental activism resulted in the successful preservation of thousands of acres and multiple wildlife species. Fritz parlayed his legal background into effective activism, beginning his career with a successful lobbying campaign for protection of Harris Hawks. He led the campaign to stop a decades old plan for canalization of the Trinity River. The creation of COST combined Fritz's environmental focus with the concerns of economic conservatives to prevent a billion dollar government funded project that would have significantly altered the river. Fritz then led a cadre who took over efforts to establish a preserve in the Big Thicket national forest. He oversaw the foundation of a protected area far larger than original expectations, capitalizing on the growing awareness of environmental issues in the 1970s. Fritz's interest in the Big Thicket led to a fight against the Forest Service's practice of clearcutting and its effect on Red Cockaded Woodpeckers. Through litigation and legislation, Fritz fostered a grassroots movement aimed at reforming management of the national forests, saw the establishment of the state's first wilderness, and saved the declining population of the woodpeckers. For his tireless approach and lifelong achievements, Fritz was given the title of "Father of Texas Conservation."

Aus dem Vorwort: "Mit dem Vorschlag, Fritz Hartmann mit einer Ausstellung zu gedenken, kamen schon im Vorjahr Repräsentanten des Kulturlebens in Niederhof/Dolní Dvůr, wo der Maler seine schaffensreichsten Jahre verbrachte und wo die Erinnerungen an ihn noch lebendig sind. Das Riesengebirgsmuseum in Hohenelbe/Vrchlabí, das die größte Sammlung von Hartmanns Bildern in der Tschechischen Republik besitzt, hat sich gern der Sache angenommen und als Partner der Veranstaltung das Riesengebirgsmuseum in Marktoberdorf einbezogen, mit dem es seit 1991 ein Vertrag über Kultur- und Forschungszusammenarbeit verbindet. Das Ergebnis der gemeinsamen Bemühungen ist neben der Ausstellung, die in Hohenelbe, Niederhof, Marktoberdorf und weiteren Orten Deutschlands zu sehen sein wird, dieser ausführliche Katalog. ..."

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:25:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 UrsulaAAS.pdf: 977232 bytes, checksum: 2994e7eab3ccd3cff30d51848f15ddbe (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-08-15 / Considering that the Jesuitical tradition which Father Samuel Fritz belonged, has a clear political and institutional dimension that reveals itself in the missionary initiative placed since the Trento Council, his journal is a experience story as missionary at Mayn?s region during the period from 1686 until 1725. In his narrative, a series of data related to the conquer of Amazonia, conflicts among the Iberic Kingdoms and french, dutches and british, transformation of culture and space close the period of the Madrid Deal. I?ll explore the men and space relationship, in this case, the missionary in his special practice, therefore an effective and geometrical politic for border control was only applied at 1750 with reformist governments and that Amaz?nia was, until now, an object of autonomous initiatives, not being until now a priority focused state politics action like the ones in the central regions (silver mines) and that the missionary action of Samuel Fritz represented ant that moment represented the most important border advance to the Spanish Kingdom, coinciding with the end of the borders previously set in Madrid and Santo Idelfonso, I?ll put the question of how and with which politics the experience of Fritz in Mayn?s could represent an advance about Amaz?nia space. Then I?ll approach the problem about three aspects that are chapters: The first one was focused to the Iberic Kingdoms atlantic politics and the internal geopolitical relationships they created as the centre and the border emerging a new order; in the second chapter I studied the special transformation cause by the encounter and conflicts between the Indian and European order generating a new organization; in the third chapter I?ll examined the political border of the state and the emergency of the missionary body as an institution, with the tradition and missionary action as support, or not, to the exploration of the east border of Spanish America influencing the delimitation process of the border between Portugal and Spain / Considerando que a tradi??o jesu?tica na qual o padre Samuel Fritz estava integrado tem uma clara dimens?o pol?tica e institucional que se revela na iniciativa mission?ria colocada desde o Conc?lio de Trento, seu Di?rio ? um relato de experi?ncia como mission?rio na regi?o de Mayn?s transcorrendo o per?odo de 1686 at? 1725. Em sua narrativa observa-se uma s?rie de dados relativos ? conquista da Amaz?nia, disputas entre as Coroas Ib?ricas e franceses, holandeses, ingleses, transforma??o da cultura e do espa?o ?s v?speras do Tratado de Madri. Explorarei aqui a rela??o entre espa?o e o homem, neste caso, o mission?rio atrav?s de suas pr?ticas espaciais, pois uma pol?tica efetiva e geom?trica de controle das fronteiras foi aplicada somente a partir de 1750 com os governos reformistas e que at? ent?o a Amaz?nia era objeto de iniciativas aut?nomas n?o tendo sido at? ent?o a??o priorit?ria das pol?ticas estatais concentradas como estavam nas regi?es centrais (minas de Prata) e que a a??o mission?ria de Samuel Fritz representou naquele momento o mais importante avan?o fronteiri?o para a Coroa Espanhola, coincidindo ao fim com os limites acordados posteriormente em Madri e Santo Idelfonso, coloco a quest?o de como e com qu? pol?ticas a experi?ncia de Fritz em Mayn?s p?de representar um avan?o sobre esse espa?o amaz?nico. Assim, abordarei o problema sob tr?s aspectos que correspondem a cap?tulos: o primeiro cap?tulo foi dedicado ? quest?o da pol?tica atl?ntica das Coroas Ib?ricas e ?s rela??es de geopol?tica interna que elas criaram como o centro e a periferia fazendo emergir uma nova ordem; no segundo cap?tulo estudei as transforma??es espaciais causadas pelo encontro e pelas disputas entre a ordem ind?gena e europ?ia gerando uma nova organiza??o; no terceiro examinei os limites pol?ticos do Estado e a emerg?ncia do corpo do mission?rio como institui??o, tendo como apoio a tradi??o e a a??o mission?ria, e em que medida contribu?ram, ou n?o, para o desbravamento da fronteira leste da Am?rica Espanhola influindo no processo de delimita??o da fronteira entre Portugal e Espanha

Zugl.: Karlsruhe, Univ., Diss., 2005 / CD-ROM enth.: Datenbank

Die vorliegende Arbeit behandelt die Geschichte der Deutschen Forschungshochschule, von ihrer Gründung 1947 bis zu ihrer Auflösung 1953. Nach dem Ende des 2. Weltkrieges kam es auf Seiten der amerikanischen Militärregierung zu Überlegungen, wie die in Berlin gelegenen Forschungsinstitute erhalten werden konnten. Vertreter der amerikanischen Militärregierung entwickelten den Plan, diese Forschungseinrichtungen nach dem Vorbild der amerikanischen „Schools of Advanced Studies“ zu einer völlig neuen Art von qualifizierten Hochschule zusammenzufassen, an welcher die Forschung mit der Lehre und Ausbildung verbunden werden sollte. Bereits zu Beginn der Planungen schlug der Deutschen Forschungshochschule von verschiedenen Seiten Widerstand entgegen, unter anderem von Seiten der Kaiser-Wilhelm-/Max-Planck-Gesellschaft aber auch von Seiten der westdeutschen Hochschulen. Mit der Gründung der Freien Universität erfuhr die Deutsche Forschungshochschule dann einen weiteren Bedeutungsverlust. Allerdings scheiterte die Forschungshochschule nicht nur an den äußeren Widerständen. Auch die Wissenschaftler der aufgenommen Institute selbst, sahen sich nicht als Teil eines neuen reformierten Hochschultypus, einer Ausbildungsstätte für den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs, sondern weiterhin als reine Forschungsinstitute. Bereits 1953 erfolgte dann die Auflösung der Deutschen Forschungshochschule, ohne dass sie jemals die in sie gesetzten Erwartungen tatsächlich erfüllen konnte. Im Zuge dieser Arbeit konnte herausgefunden werden, dass die Idee zur Gründung einer neuen Art qualifizierten Ausbildungsstätte ursprünglich auf den 1945 zum vorläufigen Leiter der Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft ernannten Robert Havemann zurückgeht. Bereits 1946 hatte er einen Plan zur Rettung der in Berlin-Dahlem gelegenen Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institute ausgearbeitet, der vorsah, diese Institute zum Kern einer neuartigen wissenschaftlichen Hochschule zu machen. / This dissertation discusses the history of the German research school, the so called “Deutsche Forschungshochschule“, from its establishment in 1947 until its dissolution in 1953. After the end of World War II, the American military government debated how to preserve the research institutes situated in Berlin. Representatives of the American military government developed a plan to transform these research institutes and remodel them after the American Schools of Advanced Studies, and to create a completely new type of qualified school in which research as well as teaching and training would be combined. Right from the start of the planning process, the Deutsche Forschungshochschule faced opposition from different sides, for example from the Kaiser-Wilhelm-/Max-Planck-Society and the universities in West Germany. The Deutsche Forschungshochschule lost further ground due to the new founding of another university, the Freie Universität. The Forschungshochschule failed to succeed not only due to external opposition. Scientist of the affiliated institutes within the Forschungshochschule did not consider themselves as part of a newly reformed type of school with a focus on education and training for young academics. Instead, they continued to consider themselves as research-only institutes. By 1953, the dissolution of the Deutsche Forschungshochschule set in, with the school failing to reach any of its expectations. This dissertation reveals that the idea for the establishment of a new type of qualified school was originated by Robert Havemann, who had been elected head of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Society in 1945. He had already worked out a plan for the rescue of the Kaiser-Wilhelm Institutes in Berlin-Dahlem in 1946. His plan had intended to integrate the Kaiser-Wilhelm Institutes into a new type of research school.

It is not generally known that a pro-Nazi organization, the German-American Bund, held sway among certain segments of American society during the 1920s and 1930s. The organization achieved its greatest successes after the self-proclaimed "American Fuehrer," Fritz Julius Kuhn, took up the reigns of leadership in 1936. Under Kuhn's leadership, the Bund saw a dramatic increase in its membership rolls; it is estimated that over 25,000 dues-paying members belonged to this first-ever National Socialist organization created outside the environs of Nazi Germany. This thesis explores reasons why this blatantly pro-Nazi organization thrived in the bastion of democracy. While most historians attribute other reasons for the Bund's success, this thesis argues that it was the outstanding organizational skills of Kuhn that kept the movement alive in the years prior to World War II. / by Eliot A. Kopp. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2010. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2010. Mode of access: World Wide Web.