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The German Genius

- Europe's Third Renaissance, the Second Scientific Revolution and the Twentieth Century
Af: Peter Watson Engelsk Paperback

The German Genius

- Europe's Third Renaissance, the Second Scientific Revolution and the Twentieth Century
Af: Peter Watson Engelsk Paperback
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From the end of the Baroque age and the death of Bach in 1750 to the rise of Hitler in 1933, Germany was transformed from a poor relation among western nations into a dominant intellectual and cultural force more influential than France, Britain, Italy, Holland, and the United States. In the early decades of the 20th century, German artists, writers, philosophers, scientists, and engineers were leading their freshly-unified country to new and undreamed of heights, and by 1933, they had won more Nobel prizes than anyone else and more than the British and Americans combined. But this genius was cut down in its prime with the rise and subsequent fall of Adolf Hitler and his fascist Third Reich-a legacy of evil that has overshadowed the nation''s contributions ever since.

Yet how did the Germans achieve their pre-eminence beginning in the mid-18th century? In this fascinating cultural history, Peter Watson goes back through time to explore the origins of the German genius, how it flourished and shaped our lives, and, most importantly, to reveal how it continues to shape our world. As he convincingly demonstarates, while we may hold other European cultures in higher esteem, it was German thinking-from Bach to Nietzsche to Freud-that actually shaped modern America and Britain in ways that resonate today.
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From the end of the Baroque age and the death of Bach in 1750 to the rise of Hitler in 1933, Germany was transformed from a poor relation among western nations into a dominant intellectual and cultural force more influential than France, Britain, Italy, Holland, and the United States. In the early decades of the 20th century, German artists, writers, philosophers, scientists, and engineers were leading their freshly-unified country to new and undreamed of heights, and by 1933, they had won more Nobel prizes than anyone else and more than the British and Americans combined. But this genius was cut down in its prime with the rise and subsequent fall of Adolf Hitler and his fascist Third Reich-a legacy of evil that has overshadowed the nation''s contributions ever since.

Yet how did the Germans achieve their pre-eminence beginning in the mid-18th century? In this fascinating cultural history, Peter Watson goes back through time to explore the origins of the German genius, how it flourished and shaped our lives, and, most importantly, to reveal how it continues to shape our world. As he convincingly demonstarates, while we may hold other European cultures in higher esteem, it was German thinking-from Bach to Nietzsche to Freud-that actually shaped modern America and Britain in ways that resonate today.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 992
ISBN-13: 9781416526155
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1416526153
Udg. Dato: 4 aug 2011
Længde: 54mm
Bredde: 131mm
Højde: 197mm
Forlag: Simon & Schuster
Oplagsdato: 4 aug 2011
Forfatter(e): Peter Watson
Forfatter(e) Peter Watson


Kategori Europæisk historie


ISBN-13 9781416526155


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 992


Udgave


Længde 54mm


Bredde 131mm


Højde 197mm


Udg. Dato 4 aug 2011


Oplagsdato 4 aug 2011


Forlag Simon & Schuster

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