PUBLICATIONS: |
| A. Books: |
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The Intellectual Development of Karl Mannheim: Culture, Politics and Planning. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985. |
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Trans. and ed., Karl Mannheim, Sociology as Political Education. Brunswick NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2001. With David Kettler. |
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Karl Mannheim on Sociology as Political Education. Brunswick NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2002. With David Kettler. |
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Karl Mannheim and the Legacy of Max Weber: Building a Research Programme. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2008. With David Kettler and Volker Meja. |
| B. Articles |
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"German Historicism and Its Crisis," Journal of Modern History (On-Demand Supplement), 48 (1976): 85-119. |
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"The 'Popular Classic' as a Document in Intellectual History,'' History Teacher, 10 (1977): 199-210. |
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Introduction to Max Weber's "'Kirchen' und 'Secten' in Nordamerika," Sociological Theory, 3 (1985): 1-6, with Jeffrey Alexander. |
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"The Cultural Grounds of Rationalization: Sect Democracy versus the Iron Cage," with Jeffrey Alexander in Alexander, Structure and Meaning: Relinking Classical Sociology. New York: Columbia University Press, 1989. |
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"Social Language in The Last Laugh," Film and History, 18 (1988): 39-49. |
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"Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet: A Study in Irony," CLIO, 19 (1990): 147-159. |
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"Thorstein Veblen, Werner Sombart and the Periodization of History," Journal of Economics Issues, 25 (1991): 421-29, with Rick Tilman and Jeffrey Waddoups. |
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"Conan Doyle and the Challenge of Medical Specialization," Halcyon, 14 (1992): 155-170. |
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"Thorstein Veblen's Analysis of German Intellectualism: Institutionalism as a Forecasting Method," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 54 (1995): 339-355, with Rick Tilman. |
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"Free Floating: the Intelligentsia in the Work of Alfred Weber and Karl Mannheim," German Studies Review, 20 (1997): 217-234. |
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"Kann ein experimentelles Leben geplant werden? Mannheims zweite Übergangsperiode," in Martin Endreß and Ilja Srubar, eds., Karl Mannheims Analyse der Moderne. Mannheims erste Frankfurter Vorlesung von 1930. Edition und ergänzende Beiträge (Jahrbuch für Soziologiegeschichte 1996). Opladen: Leske und Budrich, 2000. Pp. 171-196. |
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Review essay on 9 volumes by and about Alfred Weber, Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 37 (2001): 203-207. |
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"Puritans and Jews: Weber, Sombart and the Transvaluators of Modern Society," Canadian Journal of Sociology, 26 (2001): 635-653. |
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" Werner Sombart's The Jews and Modern Capitalism," Society, 39, 1 (2001): 71-77. |
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"From Nationalökonomie to Kultursoziologie: Structural Issues in Alfred Weber's Early Writings," in Gunther Behrmann and Eberhard Demm, eds., Soziologie, Politik und Kultur. Von Alfred Weber zur Frankfurter Schule. Opladen: Leske und Burdich, 2003. |
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"Temporizing with Time Wars: Karl Mannheim and the problems of historical time," in Time & Society, 13 (2004): 155-172. With David Kettler. |
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“Karl Mannheim’s Heidelberg Letters,” in Balint Balla et al, eds., Karl Mannheim. Leben, Werk, Wirkung und Bedeutung für die Osteuropaforschung Hamburg: Krämer, 2007. Pp. 129–147 |
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“Karl Mannheim’s German Message,” in Richard Bodek and Simon Lewis, eds., Fruits of Exile. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, forthcoming. |
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“Weimar Sociology,” in Peter Gordon, ed., Weimar Intellectual History. Princeton: Princeton University Press, forthcoming. |
| C. Translation |
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Translation of Max Weber's "'Kirchen' und 'Secten' in Nordamerika," Sociological Theory, 3 (1985): 7-13. |
| D. Book Reviews (43) and encyclopedia articles (8) (Not Listed) |
| E. Professional Papers |
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"Thorstein Veblen, Werner Sombart and the Periodization of History," with Jeffrey Waddoups and Rick Tilman, presented at the Allied Social Science Conference, Association for Evolutionary Economics Sessions, Washington, D.C., December, 1990. |
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"Thorstein Veblen and Werner Sombart on the Jews," with Jeffrey Waddoups and Vernon Mattson, presented at the Western Social Science Association Meetings, Reno, NV, April, 1991. |
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"Karl Mannheim, Alfred Weber und die Intelligenz," presented at "Karl Mannheim und seine Zeitgenossen," Collegium Budapest (Institute of Advanced Studies), Budapest, Hungary, October, 1993. (By invitation) |
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"Werner Sombart's Jew: A Syntagmatic Analysis," presented at the American Sociological Association Meetings, Washington, DC, August, 1995. |
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"Can an Experimental Life be Planned? Mannheim's Second Transitional Period," presented at "Karl Mannheim's Approach to the Analysis of Modern Societies," Erlangen, Germany, April 1998. (By invitation) |
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“Karl Mannheim’s Heidelberg Letters,” presented at "Karl Mannheim: Leben, Werk, Wirkung und Bedeutung für die Osteuropaforschung," in Tutzing, Germany, 2-4 March 2006. (By invitation) |
| F. Recognitions (Scholarship) |
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Fellowship, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), to study and research at the Sociological Seminar of the Universitat Tübingen, West Germany, 1972-74 |
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Morris Award (College of Arts and Letters, U.N.L.V.) for Research and Creative Activity, 1987. |
| G. Work in Progress: |
I am currently working on a book-length study of the German cultural sociologist Alfred Weber. The manuscript is currently at least two-thirds completed. |
| TEACHING: |
| A. Courses taught at UNLV: |
HIST 100 - Hitler and Constitutional Breakdown
HIST 106 - Western Civilization
HIST 367 - Introduction to the Holocaust
HIST 388 - Great Personalities: Frederick the Great, Bismarck, Hitler
HIST 423B/623B - Germany since 1848
HIST 435B/635B - Modern European Intellectual History
HIST 463/663 - Nineteenth Century Europe
HIST 498/698 - Marx and Historians
HON 115 – Perspectives on the Western Experience,II
HON 400H - History and Popular Literature
HIST 732D - Graduate Colloquium in German History
HIST 740H – Historiography: European Cultural/Intellectual |
| B. Recognitions (Teaching): |
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Rita Deanin Abbey Teaching Award, 2004 |
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UNLV foundation Distinguished Teacher Award, 2003 |
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UNLV Alumni Association Student Focused Award, 2001 |
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Department Nominee for Abbey Teaching Award, 1988, 1991 |
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Department Nominee for Morris Teaching Award, 1989 |
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Fellowship, Cooperative Program in History, Carnegie Mellon University, 1966 |
| SERVICE: |
| A. University: |
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Graduate Council, Program Evaluation Committee, 1987-90 |
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Co-chair, Sub-committee to review Hotel Graduate Program, 1987 |
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Chair, Sub-committee to review Psychology Graduate Program, 1989 |
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Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Steering Committee, 1990-7 |
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Ad Hoc Committee on Faculty Development Leave |
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Sub-committee for internal review of Foreign Languages Graduate Program, 1992 |
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Selection Committee for UCCSN Outstanding Student Award, 1992 |
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Task Force for Campus Culture, Equity and Environment, 1996-7 Chair, Sub-committee on Curriculum
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Graduate Council, Student Awards Committee, 2000-2 |
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Faculty Senate, replacing member for Fall, 2003 |
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Faculty Developmental Leave Committee, 2003-7 |
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University Teaching Committee, 2005-7 |
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Search Committee, Executive Vice-President & Provost, 2006-7 |
| B. College: |
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Morris Award for Scholarship Committee, 1988-93 |
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Nominating Committee, 1990, 2001- |
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Vista Distinguished Student Award Committee, 1987-88 |
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Executive Committee, 1991-92, 1995-7, 1999-2000, 2003-5, 2006-8 |
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Personnel Committee, 1993-95 |
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Chair, Dean's Search Committee, 1994-95 |
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Curriculum Committee, 2005-9
Chair, 2006-9 |
| C. Department: |
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Graduate Committee, 1986-90, 2000-5 |
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Travel Committee, 1986-9 |
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Chair, Search Committee for one-year European History position, 1988 |
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Search Committee, U.S. Women's History, 1989-90 |
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Personnel Committee, 1990-91, 1996-8
Department Chair, 1997 |
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Honors Advisor, 1990-99 |
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Chair, Student Awards Committee, 1990-1 |
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Department Chairperson, 1991-2 |
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Search Committee for Ancient Historian, 1993-4 |
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Teaching Committee, 1994-5 |
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Curriculum Committee, 1995-6, 2005-
Chair, 2006-8 |
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Ad Hoc Committee for Undergraduate Self-Study and Program Review, 1996 |
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Chair, Search Committee for Russian Historian, 1996-7 |
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Search Committee for French Historian, 1997-8 |
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Search Committee for U.S. West Historian, 1998-9 |
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Chair, Graduate Academic Standards and Appeals Committee, 1998- |
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Graduate Coordinator, 2000-2 |
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Assessment Committee, 2005- |
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Search Committee for 20th century U.S. Historian, 2007 |
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Library Committee, 2008- |
| D. Professional: |
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Committee to screen Fulbright Ph. research in Germany, 2004, 2005 and 2007 |
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Committee to screen American Council of Learned Societies faculty fellowships to Germany, 2006 |
| E. Community: |
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Speaker, POS Great Decisions Program, 3/88 |
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Speaker, NHC Institute on Romanticism, 6/88 |
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Speaker, Governor's Institute for Gifted and Talented, 7-89 |
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Speaker, NHC Institute on the Victorian Age, 7/89 |
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Speaker, NHC Institute on Modernism, 7/90 |
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Speaker, Humanities and Medicine Seminar, 1-2/91 |
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Speaker, U.M.C. Admissions Committee, 3/91 |
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Judge, Nevada History Day, 1991-2 |
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Speaker, Nevada Academy of Family Physicians, Lake Tahoe, 2/92 |
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Speaker, Southern Utah University (Utah Humanities), 11/95 |
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Speaker on Germany at the Derfelt Senior Citizens Center in Lorenzi Park, Sept.2004 |
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Speaker, Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony, Nellis AFB, 2007, 2008 |
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Speaker, LIfelong Learning Institute, UNLV, 2008 |
| F. Recongnition (Service): |
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Donald Schmeidel Lifetime Service Award, College of Liberal Arts, 2006 |
