Weimar Thought: A Contested Legacy

Gordon, Peter E.; John P. McCormick

ISBN 10: 0691135118 / ISBN 13: 9780691135113

Published by Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford, 2013

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23 x 15 cm. Octavo. 451pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Weimar Thought: A Contested Legacy
• Publisher: Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691135118
• ISBN 13: 9780691135113
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • World History

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Synopsis

A comprehensive look at the intellectual and cultural innovations of the Weimar period

During its short lifespan, the Weimar Republic (1918–33) witnessed an unprecedented flowering of achievements in many areas, including psychology, political theory, physics, philosophy, literary and cultural criticism, and the arts. Leading intellectuals, scholars, and critics―such as Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin, Ernst Bloch, Bertolt Brecht, and Martin Heidegger―emerged during this time to become the foremost thinkers of the twentieth century. Even today, the Weimar era remains a vital resource for new intellectual movements. In this incomparable collection, Weimar Thought presents both the specialist and the general reader a comprehensive guide and unified portrait of the most important innovators, themes, and trends of this fascinating period.

The book is divided into four thematic sections: law, politics, and society; philosophy, theology, and science; aesthetics, literature, and film; and general cultural and social themes of the Weimar period. The volume brings together established and emerging scholars from a remarkable array of fields, and each individual essay serves as an overview for a particular discipline while offering distinctive critical engagement with relevant problems and debates.

Whether used as an introductory companion or advanced scholarly resource, Weimar Thought provides insight into the rich developments behind the intellectual foundations of modernity.

About the Author

Peter E. Gordon is the Amabel B. James Professor of History at Harvard University. His books include Continental Divide and Rosenzweig and Heidegger. John P. McCormick is professor of political science at the University of Chicago. His books include Machiavellian Democracy and Weber, Habermas, and Transformations of the European State.