{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-catastrophe-german-intellectuals-between-apocalypse-and-enlightenment-volume-14-paperback","title":"In the Shadow of Catastrophe: German Intellectuals Between Apocalypse and Enlightenment Volume 14 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnson Rabinbach\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnalyzing the work of Benjamin and Bloch, he suggests their indebtedness to the traditions of Jewish messianism. In a discussion of Hugo Ball's little-known \u003ci\u003eCritique of the German Intelligentsia\u003c\/i\u003e, Rabinbach reveals the curious intellectual career of the Dadaist and antiwar activist turned-nationalist and anti-Semite. His examination of Heidegger's \"Letter on Humanism\" and Jaspers's \u003ci\u003eThe Question of German Guilt\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the complex and often obscure political referents of these texts. Turning to Horkheimer and Adorno's \u003ci\u003eDialectic of Enlightenment\u003c\/i\u003e, Rabinbach offers an arresting new interpretation of this central text of the critical theory of the Frankfurt School. Subtly and persuasively argued, his book will become an indispensable reference point for all concerned with twentieth-century German history and thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe quality of Rabinbach's intellectual history and his ability to write about highly complex texts in an accessible way are unassailable. His conviction that this German tradition of thought still exerts a strong intellectual and even political influence today makes \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Catastrophe\u003c\/i\u003e a direct and powerful intervention in current debates. This book is a gem!--Andreas Huyssen, author of \u003ci\u003eTwilight Memories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnson Rabinbach\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History at Princeton University. He is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Crisis of Austrian Socialism: From Red Vienna to Civil War, 1927-1934\u003c\/i\u003e (1983) and \u003ci\u003eThe Human Motor: Energy, Fatigue and the Origins of Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e (California, 1992).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 9.28 x 6.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52466089689393,"sku":"9780520226906","price":68.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/RWtPSEhKWDVDYUZsY3k2ZHUvS2JTZz09.webp?v=1770213310","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/in-the-shadow-of-catastrophe-german-intellectuals-between-apocalypse-and-enlightenment-volume-14-paperback","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}