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During the Allied bombing of Germany, Hitler was more distressed by the loss of cultural treasures than by the leveling of homes. Remarkably, his propagandists broadcast this fact, convinced that it would reveal not his callousness but his sensitivity: the destruction had failed to crush his artist&...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lepenies, Wolf
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Vie intellectuelle.
Politique culturelle.
Histoire.
Culture allemande.
20e siecle.
19e siecle.
18e siecle.
Culturele identiteit.
Geestesgeschiedenis.
Politiek.
Cultuur.
Politics and culture.
Philosophy.
National socialism > Moral and ethical aspects.
Intellectual life.
Historiography.
Cultural policy.
International relations and culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
HISTORY.
Politique et culture > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Politique et culture > Allemagne > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Politique et culture > Allemagne > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Relations internationales et culture > Allemagne.
Nazisme > Aspect moral.
Politique et culture > Allemagne > Histoire.
International relations and culture > Germany.
Politics and culture > Germany > History.
Politics and culture > Germany > History > 20th century.
Politics and culture > Germany > History > 19th century.
Politics and culture > Germany > History > 18th century.
Allemagne.
Germany.
Allemagne > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siecle.
Allemagne > Vie intellectuelle > 19e siecle.
Allemagne > Vie intellectuelle > 18e siecle.
Allemagne > Relations avec l'etranger.
Allemagne > Historiographie.
Allemagne > Politique culturelle.
Allemagne > Vie intellectuelle.
Allemagne > Histoire > Philosophie.
Germany > Intellectual life.
Germany > Historiography.
Germany > Cultural policy.
Germany > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Germany > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Germany > Intellectual life > 18th century.
Germany > History > Philosophy.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:During the Allied bombing of Germany, Hitler was more distressed by the loss of cultural treasures than by the leveling of homes. Remarkably, his propagandists broadcast this fact, convinced that it would reveal not his callousness but his sensitivity: the destruction had failed to crush his artist's spirit. It is impossible to begin to make sense of this thinking without understanding what Wolf Lepenies calls The Seduction of Culture in German History. This fascinating and unusual book tells the story of an arguably catastrophic German habit--that of valuing cultural achievement above all els.
Physical Description:1 online resource (270 pages).
ISBN:9781400827039

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