![]() ![]() The great turn in German life - A third renaissance, between doubt and Darwin - The rise of the educated middle class : the engines and engineers of modern prosperity - The miseries and miracles of modernity - Songs of the Reich : Hitler and the "spiritualization of the struggle" - Beyond Hitler : continuity of the German tradition under adverse conditions Includes bibliographical references (pages 857-926) and index Watson's virtuoso sweep through modern German thought and culture will challenge and confound both the stereotypes the world has of Germany and those that Germany has of itself"-Publisher's description, p. In this absorbing cultural and intellectual history, Peter Watson goes back through time to explore the origins of the German genius, explaining how, and why it flourished, how it shaped our lives, and, most important, how it continues to influence our world. Yet this remarkable genius was cut down in its prime by Adolf Hitler and his disastrous Third Reich-a brutal legacy that has overshadowed the nation's achievements ever since. By 1933, Germans had won more Nobel Prizes than the British and Americans combined. "From the end of the Baroque era and the death of Bach to the rise of Hitler, Germany was transformed from a poor relation among Western nations into a dominant intellectual and cultural force. ![]()
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