Politics, Death, and the Devil
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20th century german culture
20th century german literature
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anti-fascism
anti-nazi sentiment
anti-positivism
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capitalism
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disenchantment
doctor faustus
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german literature
german philosophy
germany
max weber
maximilian karl emil weber
modern western society
modernity
political theory
politics as vocation
power and mastery
rationalism
science as vocation
secularism
social action
social research
social theory
social thought
sociology
the magic mountain
thomas mann
Product details
- ISBN 9780520077508
- Weight: 726g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 10 Nov 1992
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This sequel to Harvey Goldman's well-received Max Weber and Thomas Mann continues his rich exploration of the political and cultural critiques embodied in the more mature writings of these two authors. Combining social and political thought, intellectual history, and literary interpretation, Goldman examines in particular Weber's "Science as a Vocation" and "Politics as a Vocation" and Mann's "The Magic Mountain" and "Doctor Faustus". Goldman deals with the ways in which Weber and Mann sought an antidote to personal and cultural weakness through 'practices' for generating strength, mastery, and power, drawing primarily on ascetic traditions at a time when the vitality of other German traditions was disappearing. Power and mastery concerned both Weber and Mann, especially as they tried to resolve problems of politics and culture in Germany. Although their resolutions of the problems they confronted seem inadequate, they show the significance of linking social and political thought to conceptions of self and active worldly practices.
Trenchant and illuminating, Goldman's book is essential reading for anyone interested in political theory, social thought, and the intellectual history of Germany.
Harvey Goldman is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of Max Weber and Thomas Mann: Calling and the Shaping of the Self (California, 1988).
