Riccardo Bavaj
Biographic Data
| ID | 965882 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Riccardo Bavaj |
| GIVEN NAMES | Riccardo |
| FAMILY NAME | Bavaj |
| SIGNATURE | BAVAJ R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of St Andrews |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3653-0225 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Editors’ Response
Why a Focus on Spatial History
Cold war liberalism in West Germany
Richard Löwenthal’s response to the challenges of ‘1968’ was more complex than that of most of his liberal colleagues. He did not simply remain beholden to the interpretative patterns of a German ‘special path’ (Sonderweg). He also, and increasingly so, drew on the conceptual framework of ‘Western civilization’ to make sense of and cope with the socio-cultural transformations of his times. What many like-minded intellectuals perceived solely as a…
Philipp Stelzel. History after Hitler
Philipp Stelzel has written an immensely useful book. Based on a wide range of primary sources, including interviews, letters, and memoirs, it offers a wealth of information on how, between 1945 and 1989, the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Germany was produced in the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States of America. Stelzel’s book explores the biographical backgrounds, academic trajectories, and institutional networks th…
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Peer reviewed
Germany and 'The West'
“The West” is a central idea in German public discourse, yet historians know surprisingly little about the evolution of the concept. Contrary to common assumptions, this volume argues that the German concept of the West was not born in the twentieth century, but can be traced from a much earlier time. In the nineteenth century, “the West” became associated with notions of progress, liberty, civilization, and modernity. It signified the future thr…
Germany and 'The West'
Germany and 'The West'
Inhumanities
This book is both valuable and frustrating. It is valuable because it provides a wealth of information; it is frustrating because of the way the material is organized and examined. Its conceptual framework fails to convince and there are several methodological problems. David B. Dennis, Professor of History at Loyola University Chicago and a specialist in German cultural history, has set himself the arduous task of ploughing through the cultural …
Turning "liberal Critics" into "Liberal-Conservatives
The student revolt of the late 1960s had far-reaching repercussions in large parts of West German academia. This article sheds light on the group of liberal scholars who enjoyed a relative cohesiveness prior to "1968" and split up in the wake of the student revolt. The case of Kurt Sontheimer (1928-2005) offers an instructive example of the multifaceted process of a "liberal critic" turning into a liberal-conservative. While he initially welcomed…
Otto Kirchheimers Parlamentarismuskritik in der Weimarer Republik. Ein Fall von Linksschmittianismus?
Vorspann Gibt es Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen Konservativer Revolution und Frankfurter Schule? Angesichts ihrer ähnlich ausgeprägten Abneigung gegenüber dem Liberalismus ist die Frage, welche Anleihen ein Walter Benjamin oder ein Jürgen Habermas bei dem umstrittenen Weimarer Staatsrechtler Carl Schmitt genommen haben, bis heute umstritten. Ebenso gilt dies für das politische Denken des linkssozialistischen Schmitt-Schülers Otto Kirchheimer, über den …
Die Ambivalenz der Moderne im Nationalsozialismus
Riccardo Bavaj schlägt erstmals analytische Schneisen in das kaum entwirrbar erscheinende Dickicht, als das sich das Verhältnis von Nationalsozialismus und Moderne darstellt. Die Einsicht in den ambivalenten Charakter der Moderne leitet seine Bilanz, die alle einschlägigen Aspekte der Modernisierungsdiskussion im Zusammenhang mit der Geschichte des "Dritten Reiches" berücksichtigt: so etwa das Konzept der "Volksgemeinschaft", die Sozialpolitik, d…
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Die Ambivalenz der Moderne im Nationalsozialismus
Riccardo Bavaj schlägt erstmals analytische Schneisen in das kaum entwirrbar erscheinende Dickicht, als das sich das Verhältnis von Nationalsozialismus und Moderne darstellt. Die Einsicht in den ambivalenten Charakter der Moderne leitet seine Bilanz, die alle einschlägigen Aspekte der Modernisierungsdiskussion im Zusammenhang mit der Geschichte des "Dritten Reiches" berücksichtigt: so etwa das Konzept der "Volksgemeinschaft", die Sozialpolitik, d…
Otto Kirchheimers Parlamentarismuskritik in der Weimarer Republik. Ein Fall von Linksschmittianismus?
Vorspann Gibt es Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen Konservativer Revolution und Frankfurter Schule? Angesichts ihrer ähnlich ausgeprägten Abneigung gegenüber dem Liberalismus ist die Frage, welche Anleihen ein Walter Benjamin oder ein Jürgen Habermas bei dem umstrittenen Weimarer Staatsrechtler Carl Schmitt genommen haben, bis heute umstritten. Ebenso gilt dies für das politische Denken des linkssozialistischen Schmitt-Schülers Otto Kirchheimer, über den …
Turning "liberal Critics" into "Liberal-Conservatives
The student revolt of the late 1960s had far-reaching repercussions in large parts of West German academia. This article sheds light on the group of liberal scholars who enjoyed a relative cohesiveness prior to "1968" and split up in the wake of the student revolt. The case of Kurt Sontheimer (1928-2005) offers an instructive example of the multifaceted process of a "liberal critic" turning into a liberal-conservative. While he initially welcomed…
Germany and 'The West'
“The West” is a central idea in German public discourse, yet historians know surprisingly little about the evolution of the concept. Contrary to common assumptions, this volume argues that the German concept of the West was not born in the twentieth century, but can be traced from a much earlier time. In the nineteenth century, “the West” became associated with notions of progress, liberty, civilization, and modernity. It signified the future thr…
Germany and 'The West'
Germany and 'The West'
Inhumanities
This book is both valuable and frustrating. It is valuable because it provides a wealth of information; it is frustrating because of the way the material is organized and examined. Its conceptual framework fails to convince and there are several methodological problems. David B. Dennis, Professor of History at Loyola University Chicago and a specialist in German cultural history, has set himself the arduous task of ploughing through the cultural …
Forum
Peer reviewed
Philipp Stelzel. History after Hitler
Philipp Stelzel has written an immensely useful book. Based on a wide range of primary sources, including interviews, letters, and memoirs, it offers a wealth of information on how, between 1945 and 1989, the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Germany was produced in the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States of America. Stelzel’s book explores the biographical backgrounds, academic trajectories, and institutional networks th…
Cold war liberalism in West Germany
Richard Löwenthal’s response to the challenges of ‘1968’ was more complex than that of most of his liberal colleagues. He did not simply remain beholden to the interpretative patterns of a German ‘special path’ (Sonderweg). He also, and increasingly so, drew on the conceptual framework of ‘Western civilization’ to make sense of and cope with the socio-cultural transformations of his times. What many like-minded intellectuals perceived solely as a…
Editors’ Response
Why a Focus on Spatial History
History (9 works) · European history and politics (8 works) · Political science (5 works) · Communism, Protests, Social Movements (4 works) · German (4 works) · German History and Society (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Art history (3 works)