Beyond Catastrophe: German Intellectuals and Cultural Renewal After World War II, 1945D1955

by Mark W. Clark

Book Overview

Beyond Catastrophe examines the post-World War II leadership efforts of four major German intellectuals: Karl Jaspers, Thomas Mann, Friedrich Meinecke, and Bertolt Brecht. Clark focuses on the symbolic, practical, and theoretical contributions of these men to post-war cultural reconstruction, and pays special attention to their key works of the period.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739115065
• ISBN13: 9780739115060
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"