{"product_id":"a-dubious-past-elliot-y-neaman-9780520216280","title":"A Dubious Past: Ernst J?ger and the Politics of Literature After Nazism Volume 19","description":"\u003ci\u003eA Dubious Past\u003c\/i\u003e examines from a new perspective the legacy of Ernst J?ger (1895-1998), one of the most fascinating figures in twentieth-century German intellectual life. From the time he burst onto the literary scene with \u003ci\u003eThe Storms of Steel\u003c\/i\u003e in the early 1920s until he reached Olympian age in a reunited Germany, J?ger's writings on a vast range of topics generated scores of controversies. In old age he became a cultural celebrity whose long life mirrored the tragic twists and turns of Germany's most difficult century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElliot Neaman's study reflects an impressive investigation of published and unpublished material, including letters, interviews, and other media. Through his analysis of J?ger's work and its reception over the years, he addresses central questions of German intellectual life, such as the postwar radical conservative interpretation of the Holocaust, divided memory, German identity, left and right critiques of civilization, and the political allegiances of the German and European political right. \u003ci\u003eA Dubious Past\u003c\/i\u003e reconceptualizes intellectual fascism as a sophisticated critique of liberal humanism and Marxism, one that should be seen as coherent and-for a surprising number of contemporary intellectuals-all too attractive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elliot Y. Neaman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520216288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520216280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.33h x 6.37w x 1.17d","brand":"Elliot Y. Neaman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119757521151,"sku":"9780520216280","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0e51cbd-cb82-4ce0-a486-fc53880244d8.jpg?v=1687410802","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-dubious-past-elliot-y-neaman-9780520216280","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}