{"product_id":"politics-death-the-devil-harvey-goldman-9780520077508","title":"Politics, Death, \u0026 the Devil: Self \u0026 Power in Max Weber \u0026 Thomas Mann","description":"This sequel to Harvey Goldman's well-received \u003ci\u003eMax Weber and Thomas Mann\u003c\/i\u003e continues his rich exploration of the political and cultural critiques embodied in the more mature writings of these two authors. Combining social and political thought, intellectual history, and literary interpretation, Goldman examines in particular Weber's \"Science as a Vocation\" and \"Politics as a Vocation\" and Mann's \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDoctor Faustus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoldman deals with the ways in which Weber and Mann sought an antidote to personal and cultural weakness through \"practices\" for generating strength, mastery, and power, drawing primarily on ascetic traditions at a time when the vitality of other German traditions was disappearing. Power and mastery concerned both Weber and Mann, especially as they tried to resolve problems of politics and culture in Germany. Although their resolutions of the problems they confronted seem inadequate, they show the significance of linking social and political thought to conceptions of self and active worldly practices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrenchant and illuminating, Goldman's book is essential reading for anyone interested in political theory, social thought, and the intellectual history of Germany.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvey Goldman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520077504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520077508\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 11\/10\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 6.19w x 1.05d","brand":"Harvey Goldman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45896425439487,"sku":"9780520077508","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_677ebf5d-d0f1-4e04-83f2-e4a0d6ed715b.jpg?v=1721371369","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/politics-death-the-devil-harvey-goldman-9780520077508","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}