Reactionary Modernism
Reactionary Modernism

Author: Jeffrey Herf

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1986-05-31

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9780521338332

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In a unique application of critical theory to the study of the role of ideology in politics, Jeffrey Herf explores the paradox inherent in the German fascists' rejection of the rationalism of the Enlightenment while fully embracing modern technology. He documents evidence of a cultural tradition he calls 'reactionary modernism' found in the writings of German engineers and of the major intellectuals of the. Weimar right: Ernst Juenger, Oswald Spengler, Werner Sombart, Hans Freyer, Carl Schmitt, and Martin Heidegger. The book shows how German nationalism and later National Socialism created what Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's propaganda minister, called the 'steel-like romanticism of the twentieth century'. By associating technology with the Germans, rather than the Jews, with beautiful form rather than the formlessness of the market, and with a strong state rather than a predominance of economic values and institutions, these right-wing intellectuals reconciled Germany's strength with its romantic soul and national identity.

Fascism, Aviation and Mythical Modernity
Fascism, Aviation and Mythical Modernity

Author: Fernando Esposito

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-09-29

Total Pages: 429

ISBN-13: 1137362995

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Flying and the pilot were significant metaphors of fascism's mythical modernity. Fernando Esposito traces the changing meanings of these highly charged symbols from the air show in Brescia, to the sky above the trenches of the First World War to the violent ideological clashes of the interwar period.

Intellectual Discourse and the Politics of Modernization
Intellectual Discourse and the Politics of Modernization

Author: Ali Mirsepassi

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2000-10-12

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 9780521659970

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In this thought-provoking study, Ali Mirsepassi explores the concept of modernity, exposing the Eurocentric prejudices and hostility to non-Western culture that have characterized its development. Focusing on the Iranian experience of modernity, he charts its political and intellectual history and develops a new interpretation of Islamic Fundamentalism through the detailed analysis of the ideas of key Islamic intellectuals. The author argues that the Iranian Revolution was not a simple clash between modernity and tradition but an attempt to accommodate modernity within a sense of authentic Islamic identity, culture and historical experience. He concludes by assessing the future of secularism and democracy in the Middle East in general, and in Iran in particular. A significant contribution to the literature on modernity, social change and Islamic Studies, this book will be essential reading for scholars and students of social theory and change, Middle Eastern Studies, Cultural Studies and many related areas.

German Philosophy Since Kant
German Philosophy Since Kant

Author: Anthony O'Hear

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1999-11-04

Total Pages: 455

ISBN-13: 0521667828

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Twenty essays from the Royal Institute of Philosophy Lecture series on modern major German thinkers.

Heidegger's Confrontation with Modernity
Heidegger's Confrontation with Modernity

Author: Michael E. Zimmerman

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 1990-05-22

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780253114686

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"Writing in a lively and refreshingly clear American English, Zimmerman provides an uncompromisingly honest and judicious account... of Heidegger's views on technology and his involvement with National Socialism.... One of the most important books on Heidegger in recent years." -- John D. Caputo "... superb... " -- Thomas Sheehan, The New York Review of Books "... thorough and complex... " -- Choice "... excellent guide to Heidegger as eco-philosopher." -- Radical Philosophy "... engrossing, rich in substance... makes clear Heidegger's importance for the issue of technology, ethics, and politics." -- Religious Studies Review The relation between Martin Heidegger's understanding of technology and his affiliation with and conception of National Socialism is the leading idea of this fascinating and revealing book. Zimmerman shows that the key to the relation between Heidegger's philosophy and his politics was his concern with the nature of working and production.

Singapore
Singapore

Author: Garry Rodan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-12

Total Pages: 632

ISBN-13: 1351758128

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This title was first published in 2001. A collection of valuable, previously published essays analyzing the major social dynamics shaping the increasingly complex society, economy and polity of contemporary Singapore. Topics range from ideology and culture to the character of the state and its institutions and the possibilities for political reform.

High Modernism
High Modernism

Author: Joshua Kavaloski

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 1571139109

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A provocative new study that identifies a deep structure -- that of the political body -- in Frost''s poetry.

Driving Modernity
Driving Modernity

Author: Massimo Moraglio

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2017-04

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1785334492

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On March 26th, 1923, in a formal ceremony, construction of the Milan–Alpine Lakes autostrada officially began, the preliminary step toward what would become the first European motorway. That Benito Mussolini himself participated in the festivities indicates just how important the project was to Italian Fascism. Driving Modernity recounts the twisting fortunes of the autostrada, which—alongside railways, aviation, and other forms of mobility—Italian authorities hoped would spread an ideology of technological nationalism. It explains how Italy ultimately failed to realize its mammoth infrastructural vision, addressing the political and social conditions that made a coherent plan of development impossible.

The Aftermath Of The 1989 Tiananmen Crisis For Mainland China
The Aftermath Of The 1989 Tiananmen Crisis For Mainland China

Author: Bih-jaw Lin

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-11

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 1000314502

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The 1989 Tiananmen crisis marked a crucial turning point for the People's Republic of China. The unprecedented demonstrations of popular dissent triggered the downfall of reformist premier Zhao Ziyang, who supported the students, and the rise of his conservative successor, Li Peng. The subsequent military crackdown on the demonstrators horrified the world and threatened the PRC with international isolation. In this book, distinguished scholars from Taiwan and the United States analyze the wide-ranging effects of the crisis on the role of ideology; the Party; the military; social and legal reform; economic reform; Taiwan and Hong Kong; and foreign relations. For anyone interested in China, and in particular the future of Communism, this volume will be essential reading.