Robert M. Berdahl Knihy

The autobiography details Robert M. Berdahl's journey as a historian and university administrator, highlighting his leadership roles at prominent institutions like the University of Texas at Austin and the University of California, Berkeley. It explores the challenges and opportunities he encountered throughout his career while reflecting on his responses to societal changes in America over the past seven decades since World War II. The narrative provides insights into the evolving landscape of higher education and the impact of historical events on university leadership.

Focusing on the resilience of the Prussian nobility, Robert Berdahl explores the Junkers' adaptability from the late 18th century to the 1848 revolution. The book offers a detailed economic, social, and political history, examining how landowning nobles navigated changes post-serf emancipation and thrived during the agrarian depression by embracing capitalist agriculture. Additionally, it delves into the development of a conservative ideology that legitimized their dominance in an increasingly bourgeois society.