Edith Sheffer
Edith Sheffer is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of European Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in German and European history.
Her work examines how ordinary individuals and institutions shaped major historical events.
Her prize-winning first book investigated the Berlin Wall's construction through everyday actions of East and West Germans.
Asperger's Children explores Hans Asperger's development of the autism diagnosis within Nazi Vienna's psychiatric framework and his involvement in the Third Reich's child euthanasia program.
Her forthcoming book examines Switzerland's decisive yet underexplored role in World War Two, continuing her focus on uncovering hidden historical narratives.
