Transatlantic Images and Perceptions: Germany and America since 1776

Publications of the German Historical Institute

by David E. Barclay (Editor), Elisabeth Glaser-Schmidt (Editor)

These essays analyze how German and American views of each other developed and periodically shifted, providing a fresh analysis of the often complex German-American relationship. The images--found in travelogues, private letters, diaries, diplomatic reports, newspaper articles, and movies--that resulted from each encounter frequently reflected the contemporary relations, often foreshadowed future trends, and illustrate how political agendas, prejudices, stereotypes, and pragmatic forces influenced each society's perceptions.

384 pages, Hardcover

First published March 28, 1997

About the author

Dr. David E. Barclay is an American historian and the author of several books on German history. He received his Ph.D. in history from Stanford University in 1975, where he studied under Gordon A. Craig. Since 1974, he has taught at Kalamazoo College, and presently is the Executive Director of the German Studies Association.
Dr. Barclay was named a 2006-07 Berlin Prize Winner by the American Academy in Berlin.