Alexander Dallas Bache Building the American Nation through Science and Education in the Nineteenth Century

»Jansens Buch liefert ein wichtiges Stück der Wissenschafts(organisations)geschichte der USA und verhilft zu neuen Fragen – in beidem liegt kein geringer Verdienst seiner Studie.« Amerikastudien/American Studies, 01.01.2013






»Jansen gelingt eine lesbare, interessante Studien, die spannende Informationen über die Professionalisierung der Wissenschaften in einer wichtigen Phase der US-Gesellschaft liefert und dank durchdachter Gliederung sowie eines gründlichen Index sich dem Leser leicht erschließt.« Historische Zeitschrift, 01.06.2013






»Axel Jansen's writing is exemplary in its deployment of close readings and literary perspectives to rethink large issues in the history of American science and the American state.« Theodore M. Porter, University of Caifornia (UCLA)






»This challenging new perspective is a must-read for anyone interested in the various roots of modern science and professionalism.« James C. Mohr, College of Arts and Sciences Professor of History and Philip H. Knight Professor of Social Sciences, University of Oregon






»This is a book historians will not fail to read.« Thomas Haskell, Rice University






»Through keen analysis, Jansen expertly delineates Bache’s significant role in professional and institutional development in the United States. Alexander Dallas Bache is a substantial contribution to both the history of science and our understanding of the development of the American nation.« Lester D. Stephens, Journal of American History, Volume 99, Issue 1, June 2012






»This is not your grandmother or grandfather’s biography. […] What Axel Jansen has done in his unusual and innovative book, Alexander Dallas Bache, is deploy a particular theoretical and methodological perspective to better understand the life of the important American scientific institution builder of the mid-nineteenth century.« Earth Sciences History (2013), 32 (1)