Entrepreneurs Of Ideology: Neoconservative Publishers In Germany, 1890–1933
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Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the turbulent decades bridging Imperial Germany and the Third Reich, a cadre of fiercely ideological publishers waged a cultural war that would reshape the nation's political destiny — Entrepreneurs of Ideology: Neoconservative Publishers in Germany, 1890–1933 chronicles the rise of these right-wing media magnates who weaponised the printed word in service of a nationalist, anti-modernist agenda. Gary D. Stark presents a meticulously researched account of how publishing houses became battlegrounds for ideas, tracing the networks of neoconservative thought that helped poison the Weimar Republic's fragile democratic experiment and laid the cultural groundwork for National Socialism. Stark argues with compelling authority that the printed media was not merely a passive mirror of German society but an active architect of its most dangerous ideological currents. His study illuminates the intersection of commerce, culture, and political extremism, revealing how entrepreneurial ambition and ideological fervour combined to accelerate Germany's catastrophic trajectory. A landmark work in the history of media and political culture, this book forces a troubling question: when does a publisher become a propagandist?
Author: Gary D. Stark
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, University of North Carolina Press
Genre: European history
Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the turbulent decades bridging Imperial Germany and the Third Reich, a cadre of fiercely ideological publishers waged a cultural war that would reshape the nation's political destiny — Entrepreneurs of Ideology: Neoconservative Publishers in Germany, 1890–1933 chronicles the rise of these right-wing media magnates who weaponised the printed word in service of a nationalist, anti-modernist agenda. Gary D. Stark presents a meticulously researched account of how publishing houses became battlegrounds for ideas, tracing the networks of neoconservative thought that helped poison the Weimar Republic's fragile democratic experiment and laid the cultural groundwork for National Socialism. Stark argues with compelling authority that the printed media was not merely a passive mirror of German society but an active architect of its most dangerous ideological currents. His study illuminates the intersection of commerce, culture, and political extremism, revealing how entrepreneurial ambition and ideological fervour combined to accelerate Germany's catastrophic trajectory. A landmark work in the history of media and political culture, this book forces a troubling question: when does a publisher become a propagandist?