German history : some new German views /
Originally published in 1954, this book presents the view of nine liberal German historians in reconsideration of the dominant concepts of German political and cultural history in the immediate post-war years. They review critically not only the rise and rule of National Socialism, but also the stre...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Routledge,
2020
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Series: | Routledge library editions: German history ;
volume 28 |
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Summary: | Originally published in 1954, this book presents the view of nine liberal German historians in reconsideration of the dominant concepts of German political and cultural history in the immediate post-war years. They review critically not only the rise and rule of National Socialism, but also the strength of authoritarianism and militarism, the weakness of democracy and liberal attitudes in 19th Century Germany. The essays were published in German periodicals and pamphlets between 1945 and 1952 and collected in this volume (and translated into English) they represent a survey of one of the most important intellectual movements of reconsideration and of political and moral readjustment after World War II |
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Item Description: | "First published in English in 1954 by George Allen & Unwin, Ltd." |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 pages) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 0429283776 1000001334 1000008177 100001469X 9780429283772 9781000001334 9781000008173 9781000014693 |