Reprint of the Knopf edition of 1972 with a new (8pp.) introduction by Fritz Stern. Now printed on acid-free paper. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
In 1900, Germany was Europe's preeminent power and poised to achieve greatness--its material strength and strident militaristic ethos apparently balanced by a vital culture and extraordinary scientifi
"I cannot imagine a more engaging and instructive introduction to the fascinations of historical writing than Fritz Stern's classic The Varieties of History." —Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. City University
This is a study in the pathology of cultural criticism. By analyzing the thought and influence of three leading critics of modern Germany, this study will demonstrate the dangers and dilemmas of a par
The “German question” haunts the modern world: How could so civilized a nation be responsible for the greatest horror in Western history? In this unusual fusion of personal memoir and history, the cel
The French political philosopher Raymond Aron once observed that the twentieth century "could have been Germany's century." In 1900, the country was Europe's preeminent power, its material strength an
The Third Reich was the twentieth century’s most popular tyranny. After Adolf Hitler took power in 1933, most of Germany’s civil servants and professional elite collaborated with the Nazis or else tri
Studies the impact the collaboration between Bismarck and Jewish financier Bleichroder had on the unification and rise of Germany, examining Bleichroder's Jewishness in relation to German society and
