{"product_id":"weimar-intellectuals-and-the-threat-of-modernity-hardcover-1","title":"Weimar Intellectuals and the Threat of Modernity - Hardcover","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\u003eDagmar Barnouw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" . . . the range, power, and archival resourcefulness of Barnouw's book will make it impossible for anyone working in the field to ignore this powerful and disturbing historical meditation on the societal function and responsibility of the intellecutual.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe German Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" . . . a work of real value for patient readers.\" --\u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" . . . a forceful and compelling thesis that challenges our understanding of several seminal figures writing during the first half of the century.\" --\u003ci\u003eMonatshefte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this challenging study of a complex period, Barnouw investigates the works of seven representative figures of the Weimar republic: Walter Rahtenau, Robert Musil, Thomas Mann, Walter Benjamin, Ernst Jünger, Hermann Broch, and Alfred Döblin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe experience of modernity between the two great European world wars was interpreted by German intellectuals as a cultural crisis. The first part of this study, a case history of intellectual positions during Weimar period, attempts to trace the development of such interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.12 x 9.57 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 22, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52704100483379,"sku":"9780253364272","price":82.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/jK7s7N5xg19780253364272_67d00ef7-e48c-43d1-b220-9ccd69b4fa53.webp?v=1763348211","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/weimar-intellectuals-and-the-threat-of-modernity-hardcover-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}