The Emancipation of Mathematical Research Publishing in the United States from German Dominance (1878-1945)

Historia Mathematica

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-166

  Siegmund Schultze, Reinhard ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alien Property Custodian; German American relations; Springer publishing policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039555587     PISSN: 03150860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/hmat.1996.2132     Document Type: Article

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