1st Edition
Interesting Times An Encounter With the 20th Century 1924-
By George Mandler
Copyright 2002
308 Pages
by
Psychology Press
308 Pages
by
Psychology Press
308 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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This book is an autobiographical account of George Mandler--born in 1924--who grew up in a middle class Jewish family in Vienna. It details the fears and attempts to find a safe haven when Austria was invaded and absorbed into Nazi Germany in 1938, followed by Mandler's escape to England and residence in a small boarding school. The threat of the holocaust and reaction to anti-semitism are... Read more
Contents: Preface. Growing up in Vienna: 1924-1938. Ends and Beginnings: 1938-1940. Emigre Life in New York: 1940-1943. My War: 1943-1946. The Veteran: 1946-1949. Graduate School and Some Unfortunate Stumbles: 1949-1953. The Trip Through Harvard: 1953-1960. Toronto--A Not So Foreign Country: 1960-1965. California Beginnings: 1965-1970. Settling Down and Retirement: 1970-. My Psychology--and How I Got There. Consolidations and Reflections. Epilogue.
Biography
George Mandler
