He was the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History and then chairman of the history department at Princeton University, 1924-1941. He then moved to the University of California at Berkeley. He was president of the American Catholic Historical Association in 1952. He served as editor in chief for the publication of captured German Foreign Office documents for the U.S. State Department. He was also American editor for “Nazi‐Soviet Relations, 1939–1941.”[2] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1949.[3]
In A Broken World 1919-1939 (1972) Sontag moves far beyond diplomacy/Versailles/Hitler themes and instead looks at Europe in terms of technology—with caused social tensions—and nationalism, which caused conflict between ethnic groups. In the east authoritarian rulers relied on a violent intense nationalism to gain and maintain power, suppress minorities, and stop reform. Everywhere the non-Communist left found it hard to reconcile nationalism and social progress. There was increasing discontinuity as the escalating crises baffled statesmen.[4]
Bibliographyedit
European Diplomatic History 1871-1932 (1933) online free
"Appeasement, 1937" Catholic Historical Review 38#4 (1953), pp. 385–396 online
"The Last Months of Peace, 1939" Foreign Affairs 35#3 (1957), pp. 507–524 pnline
"The Origins of the Second World War" Review of Politics 25#4 (1963), pp. 497–508 online
A Broken World 1919-1939 (1972) online free to borrow
Germany and England: Background of Conflict, 1848-1894 (1972) online free to borrow
Nazi-Soviet Relations 1939-1941: Documents from the Archives of the German Foreign Office
Referencesedit
^"Raymond Sontag, Historian, Dead". October 29, 1972 – via NYTimes.com.
^ abc"University of California: In Memoriam, July 1975". California Digital Library. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
^"APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
^Raymond J. Sontag, "Between the Wars." Pacific Historical Review 29.1 (1960): 1-17 online.
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Sontag, Raymond James 1897-1972 [WorldCat Identities]
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raymond, james, sontag, 1897, 1972, american, historian, european, diplomacy, 19th, 20th, centuries, contents, life, career, bibliography, references, external, linkslife, edithe, born, october, 1897, received, degrees, from, university, illinois, 1920, 1921, . Raymond James Sontag 1897 1972 was an American historian of European diplomacy of the 19th and 20th centuries 1 Contents 1 Life 2 Career 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksLife editHe was born on October 2 1897 He received his B S and M A degrees from the University of Illinois in 1920 and 1921 and his Ph D from the University of Pennsylvania in 1924 2 He died on October 27 1972 2 Career editHe was the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History and then chairman of the history department at Princeton University 1924 1941 He then moved to the University of California at Berkeley He was president of the American Catholic Historical Association in 1952 He served as editor in chief for the publication of captured German Foreign Office documents for the U S State Department He was also American editor for Nazi Soviet Relations 1939 1941 2 He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1949 3 In A Broken World 1919 1939 1972 Sontag moves far beyond diplomacy Versailles Hitler themes and instead looks at Europe in terms of technology with caused social tensions and nationalism which caused conflict between ethnic groups In the east authoritarian rulers relied on a violent intense nationalism to gain and maintain power suppress minorities and stop reform Everywhere the non Communist left found it hard to reconcile nationalism and social progress There was increasing discontinuity as the escalating crises baffled statesmen 4 Bibliography editEuropean Diplomatic History 1871 1932 1933 online free Appeasement 1937 Catholic Historical Review 38 4 1953 pp 385 396 online The Last Months of Peace 1939 Foreign Affairs 35 3 1957 pp 507 524 pnline The Origins of the Second World War Review of Politics 25 4 1963 pp 497 508 online A Broken World 1919 1939 1972 online free to borrow Germany and England Background of Conflict 1848 1894 1972 online free to borrow Nazi Soviet Relations 1939 1941 Documents from the Archives of the German Foreign OfficeReferences edit Raymond Sontag Historian Dead October 29 1972 via NYTimes com a b c University of California In Memoriam July 1975 California Digital Library Retrieved 5 March 2017 APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 2023 03 02 Raymond J Sontag Between the Wars Pacific Historical Review 29 1 1960 1 17 online External links editSontag Raymond James 1897 1972 WorldCat Identities nbsp This biography of an American historian is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Raymond James Sontag amp oldid 1142469458, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
