Download or read book Taking Up the Torch written by Edward Timms and published by Apollo Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces English and American readers to an important and evolving field of historical and cultural studies through intellectual autobiography. This title documents the formative experiences of a scholar who was to become a pioneering teacher and researcher in the field of German culture and politics.