Politics, death, and the devil : self and power in Max Weber and Thomas Mann /

This sequel to Harvey Goldman's well-received Max Weber and Thomas Mann continues his rich exploration of the political and cultural critiques embodied in the more mature writings of these two authors. Combining social and political thought, intellectual history, and literary interpretation, Go...

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Príomhchruthaitheoir: Goldman, Harvey
Formáid: Licensed eBooks
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Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Berkeley : University of California Press ©1992.
Rochtain ar líne:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.5973036
Clár na nÁbhar:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • 1. Self and Power, Self and Nation
  • 2. The Crises of Bildung and Science
  • 3. Rationalization, Identity, and Death
  • 4. The Identification of Self and Nation
  • 5. Illness as a Vocation: The Magic Mountain
  • 6. Ascetic Politics and the Empowered Self
  • 7. The Nation, the Devil, and Power: Doctor Faustus
  • Conclusion: Asceticism, Social Crisis, and the Overcoming of Redemption
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index