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Acknowledgments฀฀฀฀◆฀฀฀฀฀฀฀xv Acknowledgments Over the years a number of individuals and institutions provided critical assistance, enabling me to complete this study. Three historians in particular offered vital guidance during the formative stages. Carl E. Schorske supervised the original doctoral dissertation, and he brought to the task his unique understanding of German liberal culture in old Austria. Then and since he has been a patient and perceptive critic as well as loyal counselor. John R. Gillis first guided me in the study of social history, and he provided valuable suggestions on early drafts of this work. During my research in Prague, the late Jan Havránek led me to sources and gave generously of his time and deep knowledge of Czech and Central European history. Professor Havránek and his colleagues in the Archive of the Charles University also assisted me in collecting and preparing illustrations for inclusion in this book. Other friends and colleagues also contributed significantly. The late Robert A. Kann helped on many important points of Habsburg political and legal history. Christoph Stölzl, Wilma Iggers, and Hillel J. Kieval shared their knowledge of the history of Bohemia and Bohemian Jewry in particular.At crucial junctures István Deák, Myron Gutmann, David Hammack, William C. Jordan,Arno Mayer, Mary Jo Nye, Robert Nye, the late Richard G. Plaschka, the late Josef V. Polišenský, and the late Otto Urban offered needed advice and encouragement. David Levy and Henry Tobias assisted with problems of presentation and style. James J. Sheehan and the late H. Gordon Skilling thoughtfully commented on the manuscript of the first edition. Eric D. Weitz took time from his hectic schedule to read through the whole manuscript of this edition and offered insightful comments and suggestions. Roy Davis of the Oklahoma Geological Survey drew the maps. Anumber of foundations and universities generously supported my research and writing for this study. A graduate fellowship from the Danforth Foundation and an exchange fellowship for research in Prague sponsored by the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) and the Czech Ministry of Education made xv xvi฀฀฀฀฀฀฀◆฀฀฀฀฀฀฀ACKNOWLEDGMENTS possible the research and writing for the original dissertation. Princeton University supported subsequent work with a faculty research grant and a Shelby Cullom Davis Post-doctoral Fellowship in the Department of History. Research funds from the College of Liberal Arts, Department of History, and Center for Austrian Studies of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, supported the preparation of this manuscript. Lois J. Laitinen expertly typed a full draft. The Leo Baeck Institute in New York gave me permission to use a number of unpublished memoirs , photographs, and rare periodicals in its unique collections. Thomas Bacher, director of the Purdue University Press; Charles Ingrao, the editor of the Central European Series; and their colleagues at the Press have earned special thanks for their commitment to publishing this second edition and for their assistance in making it happen. I am deeply grateful for all the aid and counsel which have made possible the publication of this book. ...

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