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The perils of normalcy : George L. Mosse and the remaking of cultural history /

A taboo-breaker and a great provocateur, George L. Mosse (1918-99) was one of the great historians of the twentieth century, forging a new historiography of culture that included brilliant insights about the roles of nationalism, fascism, racism, and sexuality. Jewish, gay, and a member of a cultura...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Plessini, Karel (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, 2014.
Series:George L. Mosse series in modern European cultural and intellectual history.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Aacknowledgments; Introduction: The Serpent and the Dove; 1. From Machiavellism to Totalitarianism; 2. Beyond the History of Intellectuals ; 3. The Roots of the Anthropological and Visual Turn; 4. The Dark Side of Modernity; 5. From Machiavellism to the Holocaust; 6. The Missing Link: The Nationalist Revolution; 7. The "True Mission of Judaism"; 8. The Granitic Foundation of a Faith; Conclusion: George L. Mosse's Legacy; Notes; Index.