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Interview with John Herz (1908–2005)

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This interview takes place at City College in New York, where the interviewer taught in the department in which Professor Herz was first professor and then emeritus.

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Lawrence, A. (2016). Interview with John Herz (1908–2005). In: Lebow, R.N., Schouten, P., Suganami, H. (eds) The Return of the Theorists. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137516459_30

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