Authoritarianism in Modern Germany History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9644331 |
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| Authors | Michael Meng (0000-0002-4049-7846, Clemson University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 90-95 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Central European History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-9389 • E-ISSN: 1569-1616 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0008938918000080 |
| OpenAlex | W2794457292 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
Why study the history of modern German-speaking Central Europe? If pressed to answer this question fifty years ago, a Germanist would likely have said something to the effect that one studies modern German history to trace the “German” origins of Nazism, with the broader aim of understanding authoritarianism. While the problem of authoritarianism clearly remains relevant to this day, the nation-state-centered approach to understanding it has waned, especially in light of the recent shift toward transnational and global history. The following essay focuses on the issue of authoritarianism, asking whether the study of German history is still relevant to authoritarianism. It begins with a review of two conventional approaches to understanding authoritarianism in modern German history, and then thinks about it in a different way through G. W. F. Hegel in an effort to demonstrate the vibrancy of German intellectual history for exploring significant and global issues such as authoritarianism
Archaeology · Authoritarianism · Democracy · German · German history · Hegelianism · Intellectual history · Linguistics · Nazism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · TRACE (psycholinguistics) · Central European national history · European history and politics · European Political History Analysis · History · Law · Philosophy
Foundations of Hegel's Social Theory
Philosophy and Politics
Autorität
“The Origins of Totalitarianism” (1953)
Introduction
Phenomenology of Spirit
The Origins of Totalitarianism
Hegel's Practical Philosophy
Hegel
Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany
German Orientalism in the Age of Empire
Hegel's Idea of a 'Phenomenology of Spirit
Nazism
Biopolitics, Fascism, Democracy
Central European History since 1989
Between past and future
The legitimacy of the modern age
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