In the shadow of catastrophe : German intellectuals between apocalypse and enlightenment /

These essays by eminent European intellectual and cultural historian Anson Rabinbach address the writings of key figures in twentieth-century German philosophy. Rabinbach explores their ideas in relation to the two world wars and the horrors facing Europe at that time. Analyzing the work of Benjamin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rabinbach, Anson
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1997.
Series:Weimar and now ; 14.
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=21318
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Apocalypse and Its Shadows
  • PART I. WORLD WAR I
  • PART II. 1946-1947
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index