Germany's New Conservatism: Its History and Dilemma in the Twentieth Century

by Klemens von Klemperer

Book Overview

This is at once a chapter in the history of ideas and, by reason of its focus on the Weimar Republic, a case study. The author first offers a stimulating approach to a definition of that much abused word, conservatism. He then discusses the new conservatism's roots in such men as Burckhardt and Nietzsche, the various elements of the movement itself, and three major expressions of it--Moeller van den Bruck, Spengler, and Ernst Junger. Finally, he...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691622647
• ISBN13: 9780691622644
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"