The Age Of Ideologies: A History Of Political Thought In The Twentieth Century
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Few centuries have been as intellectually convulsed and politically transformed as the twentieth, and Karl Dietrich Bracher's The Age of Ideologies stands as an authoritative reckoning with the great belief systems that shaped — and shattered — the modern world. With the precision of a master historian, Bracher chronicles the rise and fall of the dominant political ideologies of the 1900s, from liberalism and democracy to fascism, National Socialism, and communism, tracing how each seized the imagination of millions and left indelible marks on governments, wars, and human lives. Bracher, one of Germany's most distinguished political scientists and historians, argues with unflinching clarity that the battle of ideas is never merely abstract — it is written in the constitutions of nations and the ruins of empires. His sweeping yet rigorous analysis illuminates the interconnections between intellectual history and political catastrophe, presenting a work of enduring relevance for anyone seeking to understand how ideology becomes power. Scholarly yet accessible, The Age of Ideologies leaves the reader questioning which ideas of our own era may one day be judged with the same unflinching eye.
Author: Karl Dietrich Bracher
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Genre: Politics & law
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Few centuries have been as intellectually convulsed and politically transformed as the twentieth, and Karl Dietrich Bracher's The Age of Ideologies stands as an authoritative reckoning with the great belief systems that shaped — and shattered — the modern world. With the precision of a master historian, Bracher chronicles the rise and fall of the dominant political ideologies of the 1900s, from liberalism and democracy to fascism, National Socialism, and communism, tracing how each seized the imagination of millions and left indelible marks on governments, wars, and human lives. Bracher, one of Germany's most distinguished political scientists and historians, argues with unflinching clarity that the battle of ideas is never merely abstract — it is written in the constitutions of nations and the ruins of empires. His sweeping yet rigorous analysis illuminates the interconnections between intellectual history and political catastrophe, presenting a work of enduring relevance for anyone seeking to understand how ideology becomes power. Scholarly yet accessible, The Age of Ideologies leaves the reader questioning which ideas of our own era may one day be judged with the same unflinching eye.