The Weimar Century: German Émigrés and the Ideological Foundations of the Cold War

Greenberg, Udi

ISBN 10: 0691159335 / ISBN 13: 9780691159331

Edité par Princeton University Press, Princeton

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The Weimar Century: German Émigrés and the Ideological Foundations of the Cold War by Udi Greenberg. Hardcover First Edition/1st printing (2014) in black cloth, elegantly contrasted by gold spine lettering. Very Good to VG+ condition without a dust jacket. The covers are in great shape with only a hint of surface scuffing. Nice sharp corners and firm spine caps. The binding is square and tight. Minor abrasion to the front flyleaf. The interior pages are clean and unmarked.This book explores how key ideas, individuals, and political traditions from Weimar Germany influenced the global postwar order. Udi Greenberg traces the journey of five German émigrés Carl J. Friedrich, Ernst Fraenkel, Waldemar Gurian, Karl Loewenstein, and Hans Morgenthau who shaped Germany's post-World War II transition to liberal democracy and played a vital role in the ideological underpinnings of the Cold War. Their experiences from the Weimar Republic through the Nazi era and their influence in shaping both American and European postwar thought are central themes. These émigrés became significant advisors in the United States, influencing American foreign policy and contributing to the shaping of the trans-Atlantic postwar order.The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. Feel free to contact us for more information or pictures regarding the book.

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• Titre: The Weimar Century: German Émigrés and the Ideological Foundations of the Cold War
• Éditeur: Princeton University Press, Princeton
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0691159335
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780691159331
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• Impression: First Printing
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: No Jacket
• Dimensions: 9,5 L x 6,3 H x 0,9 P (en pouces) 9,5 pouces de largeur par 6,3 pouces de hauteur par 0,9 pouces de profondeur

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Synopsis

How ideas, individuals, and political traditions from Weimar Germany molded the global postwar order

The Weimar Century reveals the origins of two dramatic events: Germany's post-World War II transformation from a racist dictatorship to a liberal democracy, and the ideological genesis of the Cold War. Blending intellectual, political, and international histories, Udi Greenberg shows that the foundations of Germany's reconstruction lay in the country's first democratic experiment, the Weimar Republic (1918-33). He traces the paths of five crucial German émigrés who participated in Weimar's intense political debates, spent the Nazi era in the United States, and then rebuilt Europe after a devastating war. Examining the unexpected stories of these diverse individuals--Protestant political thinker Carl J. Friedrich, Socialist theorist Ernst Fraenkel, Catholic publicist Waldemar Gurian, liberal lawyer Karl Loewenstein, and international relations theorist Hans Morgenthau--Greenberg uncovers the intellectual and political forces that forged Germany's democracy after dictatorship, war, and occupation.

In restructuring German thought and politics, these émigrés also shaped the currents of the early Cold War. Having borne witness to Weimar's political clashes and violent upheavals, they called on democratic regimes to permanently mobilize their citizens and resources in global struggle against their Communist enemies. In the process, they gained entry to the highest levels of American power, serving as top-level advisors to American occupation authorities in Germany and Korea, consultants for the State Department in Latin America, and leaders in universities and philanthropic foundations across Europe and the United States. Their ideas became integral to American global hegemony.

From interwar Germany to the dawn of the American century, The Weimar Century sheds light on the crucial ideas, individuals, and politics that made the trans-Atlantic postwar order.

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Udi Greenberg is assistant professor of history at Dartmouth College.