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Watson, Peter, 1943-
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Germany -- Intellectual life.
Germany -- Civilization.
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Watson, Peter, 1943-
Germany -- Intellectual life.
Germany -- Civilization.
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The
German
genius
:
Europe
's
third
renaissance
, the
second
scientific
revolution
, and the
twentieth
century
/ Peter Watson.
by
Watson, Peter, 1943-
Harper, c2010.
Call #:
943 W341g
Subjects
Germany -- Intellectual life.
Germany -- Civilization.
ISBN:
9780060760229 (hardback)
0060760222 (hardback)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xix, 964 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Summary:
A virtuosic cultural history of
German
ideas and influence, from 1750 to the present day.
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943 W341g
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