Title:
The German genius : Europe's third renaissance, the second scientific revolution, and the twentieth century
Author:
Watson, Peter, 1943-
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Harper, [2010]
©2010
Physical Description:
xix, 964 pages ; 24 cm
Summary:
"A virtuosic cultural history of German ideas and influence, from 1750 to the present day"--
Language:
English
Contents:
pt. 1. The great turn -- pt. 2. A third Renaissance, between doubt and Darwin -- pt. 3. The rise of the educated middle class: the engines and engineers of modern prosperity -- pt. 4. The miseries and miracles of modernity -- pt. 5. Songs of the Reich: Hitler and the "spiritualization of the struggle" -- pt. 6. Beyond Hitler: continuity of the German tradition under adverse conditions -- Conclusion: German genius: the dazzle, deification, and dangers of inwardness -- Appendix: thirty-five underrated Germans.
ISBN:
9780060760229
Format :
Book
