Hertha Firnberg Und Die Wissenschaftspolitik: Eine Biografische Annaherung [German]

By Amy Butler Greenfield

Book Overview

Hertha Firnberg (1909-1994) was the second female minister in Austria and the politician who established an independent Ministry of Science in 1970, which she headed throughout the whole Kreisky era until 1983. Maria Wirth's study focuses on Hertha Firnberg as a central player in Austrian science policy. She illuminates Firnberg's biography and her activities as a science politician with a focus on university and research policy as well as the situation of girls and women in the educational system and situates both in the context of contemporary history. Educational, university, and research policies in the 20th century are given a great deal of attention, both in terms of Firnberg's life and beyond her biography.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060522763
• ISBN13: 9780060522766
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"