The culture of Western Europe : the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / George L. Mosse ; with a critical introduction by Anthony J. Steinhoff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mosse, George L. (George Lachmann), 1918-1999, author.

Contributor:

Steinhoff, Anthony J., writer of foreword.

Series:

Mosse, George L. (George Lachmann), 1918-1999. Selections. 2020. Works.

The Collected Works of George L. Mosse

The Collected Works of George L. Mosse Ser.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe--Civilization--19th century.

Europe.

Europe--Civilization--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (528 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, 2022.

Summary:

The Culture of Western Europe, George L. Mosse's sweeping cultural history, was originally published in 1961 and revised and expanded in 1974 and 1988. Originating from the lectures at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for which Mosse would become famous, the book addresses, in crisp and accessible language, the key issues he saw as animating the movement of culture in Europe. Mosse emphasizes the role of both rational and irrational forces in making modern Europe, beginning with the interplay between eighteenth-century rationalism and nineteenth-century Romanticism. He traces cultural and political movements in all areas of society, especially nationalism but also economics, class identity and conflict, religion and morality, family structure, medicine, and art. This new edition restores the original 1961 illustrations and features a critical introduction by Anthony J. Steinhoff, professor in the department of history at the Université du Québec à Montréal, contextualizing Mosse's project and arguing for its continued relevance today.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

A Note on the Present Edition

Acknowledgments

A Critical Introduction by Anthony J. Steinhoff

Introduction: Statement and Definitions

The Nineteenth Century, 1815-1870

1. The Changing Pace of Life

2. Romanticism: The Poetry of Life

3. Romanticism: Religion and Politics

4. Nationalism

5. Racism

6. The Challenge of Liberty

7. Liberalism on the Continent of Europe

8. Conservatism

9. Idealism Asserted and Rejected

10. The Development of Socialism

11. Marxism

12. The Science of Society

From the Nineteenth to the Twentieth Century: 1870-1918

13. Change in the Public Spirit of Europe

14. Romanticism and Idealism Transmitted

15. Christianity and Society

16. Freud and Psychoanalysis

17. Dissolving Certainties

The Twentieth Century

18. Theories of the Elite

19. Freedom and the Intellectuals

20. Existentialism

21. Fascism

22. National Socialism and the Depersonalization of Humanity

23. Marxism and the Intellectuals

24. Confused Alternatives

25. Culture and Civilization: One Historian's Conclusions

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780299339432

0299339432

OCLC:

1350416567