Janek Wasserman is Associate Professor at the Department of History, University of Alabama. He gained an international reputation with his monograph "Black Vienna. The Radical Right in the Red City, 1918-1938" (2014). His new book offers a collective biography of the Austrian Economists. "Janek Wasserman brings these figures to life, showing that in order to make sense of Austrians and their continued influence, one must understand the backdrop against which their philosophy was formed - notably, the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and a half-century of war and exile." (amazon)

Press comments on the book (amazon):

"A fair-minded, deeply researched account of how a school of thought developed and wielded influence ... quite well done, and full of fascinating stories." - Justin Fox, New York Times Book Review

"A masterly history." - George Melloan, Wall Street Journal

"The book is a fair-minded, deeply researched account of how a school of thought developed and wielded influence" - Justin Fox, International New York Times

"The best overall history of the Austrian school." - Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution

"This is a vital book for our times. Janek Wasserman`s study is learned and accessible, demystifying and elegant; above all, it corrects popular misconceptions about the origins and legacies of Austrian economics." - Jeremy Adelman, Princeton University

The seminar is aimed in particular at colleagues from the fields of economic history, economics and contemporary history.