The Intellectual Revolt against Liberal Democracy, 1875-1945
International Colloquium in Memory of Jacob L. Talmon
edited by Zeev Sternhell
Hardback (Published)
(December 1996)
ISBN: 9789652081322
Price: $43.00
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The issues treated in this volume – romanticism vs. rationalism, nationalism vs. pluralism, militarism vs. humanism, religious/moral values vs. tolerance – are as timely today as they were in the period leading up to the rise of Fascism and Nazism in Europe. The volume brings together in an easily accessible form the approaches and methodologies of eighteen scholars, each an internationally renowned expert in his or her field, unafraid to evaluate critically ideological streams that were and remain crucial to the progress of modern history.
Introduction Zeev Sternhell: Modernity and Its Enemies: From the Revolt against the Enlightenment to the Undermining of Democracy Part I: Cultural Pessimism - from the Turn of the Century to the 1930s Lionel Gossman: The Sulking Corner of Europe: Burckhardt's Basel and the Critique of the Modern Robert S. Wistrich: Intellectuals and Mass Politics in Fin-de-siecle Vienna David Ohana: The 'Anti-Intellectual' Intellectuals as Political Mythmakers Michela Nacci: The Present as Nighmare: Cultural Pessimism among European Intelectuals in the Period between the Two World Wars Part II: Germany - Antimodern Modernism Jeffrey Herf: Reactionary Modernism Reconsidered: Modernity, the West anf the Nazis Steven E. Aschheim: Nietzsche and the German Radical Right 1914-1933 Gilbert Merlio: The Critique of Liberal Democracy in the Works of Oswald Spengler Jerry Z. Muller: The Radical Conservative Critique of Liberal Democracy in Weimar Germany: Hans Freyer and Carl Schmitt Part III: France - Critique of Liberalism and the Heritage of the French Revolution Denis Hollier: A Farewell to the Pen Pierre Birnbaum: Catholic Identity, Universal Suffrage and 'Doctrines of Hatred' John Hellman: From the Sohlbergkreis to Vichy's Elite Schools: The Rise of the Personalists Part IV: Italy - Permanent Crisis of Democracy Pier Giorgio Zunino: Weaknesses of the Democratic Tradition in Italy, 1920-1940 Mario Sznajder: Giuzeppe Prezzolini and the Quest for a New Italy Part V: Spain, Portugal and Britain - Modernity against Democracy? Andrew Dobson: Loathing of Democracy and Fear of the Masses? Jose Ortega y Gasset and Liberal Democratic Thought Antonio Costa Pinto: Modernity Versus Democracy? The Mystical Nationalism of Fernando Pessoa Leslie Susser: Right Wings over Britain: T.E. Hulme and the Intellectual Rebellion against Democracy Conclusion Yehoshua Arieli: Concluding Remarks at the Close of an Era List of Contributors Index of Names
- Edited by Zeev Sternhell
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