Masses and man : nationalist and fascist perceptions of reality / George L. Mosse ; with a critical introduction by Enzo Traverso.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mosse, George L., 1918-1999, author.

Series:

The Collected Works of George L. Mosse Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Europe.

Nationalism.

Fascism--Europe.

Fascism.

Jews--Germany--History--20th century.

Jews.

Europe--Politics and government--1789-1900.

Europe.

Europe--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : University of Wisconsin Press, 2024.

Summary:

George L. Mosse's 'Masses and Man' explores the complex interplay between nationalism, fascism, and Jewish history in Europe. The book, positioned at a pivotal point in Mosse's academic journey, delves into cultural history through essays focused on Germany, France, and Italy, while also examining modern German Jewry. Mosse argues that nationalism is central to European modernity, characterized by its dual nature of embracing and opposing modernization. The work aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of nationalist and fascist ideologies, their cultural impacts, and their implications for European Jews. It is intended for scholars and students of history, particularly those interested in European cultural and political developments. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Contents

Acknowledgments

A Critical Introduction by Enzo Traverso

Introduction: Nationalism and Human Perceptions

Part I

1. Literature and Society in Germany

2. What Germans Really Read

3. Death, Time, and History: Völkisch Utopia and Its Transcendence

4. The Poet and the Exercise of Political Power: Gabriele D’Annunzio

5. Caesarism, Circuses, and Monuments

6. The French Right and the Working Classes: Les Jaunes

7. The Heritage of Socialist Humanism

Part II

8. Toward a General Theory of Fascism

9. The Occult Origins of National Socialism

10. Nazi Polemical Theater

11. Fascism and the Avant-Garde

Part III

12. The Secularization of Jewish Theology

13. The Jews and the German War Experience, 1914–1918

14. German Socialists and the Jewish Question in the Weimar Republic

Notes

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780299347635

029934763X

OCLC:

1430658122