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Author:

Lepenies, Wolf.

Title:

The seduction of culture in German history / Wolf Lepenies.

Publisher:

Princeton University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2006

Description:

viii, 260 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Politics and culture--Germany--History--18th century.
Germany--Philosophy.--Philosophy.
Politics and culture--Germany--History--19th century.
Politics and culture--Germany--History--20th century.
Germany--Intellectual life--18th century.
Germany--Intellectual life--19th century.
Germany--Intellectual life--20th century.
Germany--Cultural policy.
National socialism--Moral and ethical aspects.
Germany--Historiography.
Cultuur.
Politiek.
Geestesgeschiedenis.
Culturele identiteit.
18e siècle
19e siècle
20e siècle
Culture allemande
Histoire
Politique culturelle
Vie intellectuelle
Allemagne
Politique et culture--Allemagne--Histoire.
Nazisme--Aspect moral.
Relations internationales et culture--Allemagne.
Allemagne--Philosophie.--Philosophie.
Allemagne--Vie intellectuelle.
Allemagne--Politique culturelle.
Allemagne--Historiographie.
Allemagne--Relations avec l'étranger.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-248) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : bombs over Dresden and the Rosenkavalier in the skies -- 1. Culture : a noble substitute -- 2. From the republic into exile -- 3. Novalis and Walt Whitman : German romanticism and American democracy -- 4. German culture abroad : victorious in defeat -- 5. French-German culture wars -- 6. German culture at home : a moral failure turned to intellectual advantage -- 7. The survival of the typical German : Faust versus Mephistopheles -- 8. German reunification : the failure of the interpreting class -- 9. Culture as camouflage : the end of central Europe -- 10. Irony and politics : cultural patriotism in Europe and the United States -- 11. Germany after reunification : in search of a moral masterpiece

ISBN:

0691121311 (alk. paper)
9780691121314 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)60516850

LCCN:

2005048907

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)