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Techno-Cultural Rivalry

Transatlantic Competition between the United States and Germany, 1890-1930

Frank Trommler

240 pages, 13 illus., bibliog., index

ISBN  978-1-83695-273-2 $135.00/£104.00 / / Not Yet Published (April 2026)

eISBN 978-1-83695-274-9 eBook Not Yet Published


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At the turn of the twentieth century, the United States and Germany were seen as rivals in a “race for modernity,” each pursuing distinct visions of the future. America’s image as a technological pioneer reshaped European self-perception, while Germany asserted its own path through science, engineering, and a far-reaching reform of design, architecture, and applied arts. This book explores the cultural encounters and confrontations between 1880 and the 1930s, moving beyond familiar narratives of Fordism and Taylorism to reveal technology as a dynamic cultural force. By tracing the adoption of German science in the United States, the American endeavors of conceptualizing technology in the search for a genuine American culture, and the German fascination and critique of “Americanism” in the Weimar republic, it offers new perspectives on transatlantic modernity.

Frank Trommler, Professor emeritus of German at the University of Pennsylvania, was a member of the Department of Germanics since 1970. A Guggenheim Fellow in 1984/85, President of the German Studies Association in 1991/92, and from 1995-2003 Director of the Humanities Program at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in Washington, DC. In 2014 he received the Honorary Doctorate of Modern Languages from the Middlebury Language School. One of the leading cultural historians of modern Germany, Trommler has published widely in the field of German-American relations.

Subject: History: 20th Century to Present
Area: North AmericaGermany


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