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Available for the first time in English language translation, the
third volume of Totalitarianism and Political Religions completes
the set. It provides a comprehensive overview of key theories and
theorists of totalitarianism and of political religions, from
Hannah Arendt and Raymond Aron to Leo Strauss and Simone Weill.
Edited by the eminent Professor Hans Maier, it represents a major
study, examining how new models for understanding political history
arose from the experience of modern despotic regimes. Where volumes
one and two were concerned with questioning the common elements
between twentieth century despotic regimes - Communism, Fascism,
National Socialism, Maoism - this volume draws a general balance.
It brings together the findings of research undertaken during the
decade 1992-2002 with the cooperation of leading philosophers,
historians and social scientists for the Institute of Philosophy at
the University of Munich. Following the demise of Italian Fascism
(1943-45), German National Socialism (1945) and Soviet Communism
(1989-91), a comparative approach to the three regimes is possible.
A broad field of interpretation of the entire phenomenon of
totalitarian and political religions opens up. This comprehensive
study examines a vast topic which affects the political and
historical landscape over the whole of the last century. Moreover,
dictatorships and their motivations are still present in current
affairs, today in the twenty-first century. The three volumes of
Totalitarianism and Political Religions are a vital resource for
scholars of fascism, Nazism, communism, totalitarianism,
comparative politics and political theory.
Available for the first time in English language translation, this
is the long-awaited second volume of the three part set on
Totalitarianism and Political Religions, edited by the eminent
Professor Hans Maier. This represents a major study, with
contributions from leading scholars of political extremism,
sociology and modern history, the book shows how new models for
understanding political history arose from the experience of modern
despotic regimes. We are used to distinguishing the despotic
regimes of the twentieth century - Communism, Fascism, National
Socialism, Maoism - very precisely according to place and time,
origins and influences. But what should we call that which they
have in common? On this question, there has been, and still is, a
passionate debate. Indeed, the question seemed for a long time not
even to be admissible. Clearly this state of affairs is
unsatisfactory. The debate has been renewed in the past few years.
After the collapse of the communist systems in Central, East and
Southern Europe, a (scarcely surveyable) mass of archival material
has become available. Following the lead of Fascism and National
Socialism, communist and socialist regimes throughout the world now
belong to the historical past as well. This leads to the resumption
of old questions: what place do modern despotisms assume in the
history of the twentieth century? What is their relation to one
another? Should they be captured using traditional concepts -
autocracy, tyranny, despotism, dictatorship - or are new concepts
required? Here, the most important concepts - totalitarianism and
political religions - are discussed and tested in terms of their
usefulness. This set of volumes is as topical and relevant to
current world events in the twenty first century.
Available for the first time in English language translation, this
is the long-awaited second volume of the three part set on
Totalitarianism and Political Religions, edited by the eminent
Professor Hans Maier. This represents a major study, with
contributions from leading scholars of political extremism,
sociology and modern history, the book shows how new models for
understanding political history arose from the experience of modern
despotic regimes. We are used to distinguishing the despotic
regimes of the twentieth century - Communism, Fascism, National
Socialism, Maoism - very precisely according to place and time,
origins and influences. But what should we call that which they
have in common? On this question, there has been, and still is, a
passionate debate. Indeed, the question seemed for a long time not
even to be admissible. Clearly this state of affairs is
unsatisfactory. The debate has been renewed in the past few years.
After the collapse of the communist systems in Central, East and
Southern Europe, a (scarcely surveyable) mass of archival material
has become available. Following the lead of Fascism and National
Socialism, communist and socialist regimes throughout the world now
belong to the historical past as well. This leads to the resumption
of old questions: what place do modern despotisms assume in the
history of the twentieth century? What is their relation to one
another? Should they be captured using traditional concepts -
autocracy, tyranny, despotism, dictatorship - or are new concepts
required? Here, the most important concepts - totalitarianism and
political religions - are discussed and tested in terms of their
usefulness. This set of volumes is as topical and relevant to
current world events in the twenty first century.
We are used to distinguishing the despotic regimes of the twentieth
century -- Communism, Fascism, Nat ional Socialism, Maoism -- very
precisely according to place and time, origins and influences. But
what should we call that which they have in common? On this
question, there has been and remains a passionate debate. Indeed,
the question seemed for a long time not even to be admissible.
Clearly, this state of affairs is unsatisfactory.
The debate has been renewed in the past few years. After the
collapse of the Communist systems in Central, East and Southern
Europe, a -- scarcely surveyable -- mass of archival material has
become available. Following the lead of Fascism and National
Socialism, communist and socialist regimes throughout the world now
belong to the historical past as well. This leads to the resumption
of old questions: what place do the modern despotisms assume in the
history of the twentieth century? What is their relation to one
another? Should they be captured using traditional concepts --
autocracy, tyranny, despotism, dictatorship -- or are new concepts
required?
This book documents the first international conference on this
theme, a conference that took place in September of 1994 at the
University of Munich. The book shows how new models by which to
understand political history arose from the experience of modern
despotic regimes. Here, the most important concepts --
totalitarianism and political religions -- are discussed and tested
in terms of their usefulness.
We are used to distinguishing the despotic regimes of the twentieth
century -- Communism, Fascism, Nat ional Socialism, Maoism -- very
precisely according to place and time, origins and influences. But
what should we call that which they have in common? On this
question, there has been and remains a passionate debate. Indeed,
the question seemed for a long time not even to be admissible.
Clearly, this state of affairs is unsatisfactory.
The debate has been renewed in the past few years. After the
collapse of the Communist systems in Central, East and Southern
Europe, a -- scarcely surveyable -- mass of archival material has
become available. Following the lead of Fascism and National
Socialism, communist and socialist regimes throughout the world now
belong to the historical past as well. This leads to the resumption
of old questions: what place do the modern despotisms assume in the
history of the twentieth century? What is their relation to one
another? Should they be captured using traditional concepts --
autocracy, tyranny, despotism, dictatorship -- or are new concepts
required?
This book documents the first international conference on this
theme, a conference that took place in September of 1994 at the
University of Munich. The book shows how new models by which to
understand political history arose from the experience of modern
despotic regimes. Here, the most important concepts --
totalitarianism and political religions -- are discussed and tested
in terms of their usefulness.
Available for the first time in English language translation, the
third volume of Totalitarianism and Political Religions completes
the set. It provides a comprehensive overview of key theories and
theorists of totalitarianism and of political religions, from
Hannah Arendt and Raymond Aron to Leo Strauss and Simone Weill.
Edited by the eminent Professor Hans Maier, it represents a major
study, examining how new models for understanding political history
arose from the experience of modern despotic regimes.
Where volumes one and two were concerned with questioning the
common elements between twentieth century despotic regimes -
Communism, Fascism, National Socialism, Maoism - this volume draws
a general balance. It brings together the findings of research
undertaken during the decade 1992-2002 with the cooperation of
leading philosophers, historians and social scientists for the
Institute of Philosophy at the University of Munich.
Following the demise of Italian Fascism (1943-45), German
National Socialism (1945) and Soviet Communism (1989-91), a
comparative approach to the three regimes is possible. A broad
field of interpretation of the entire phenomenon of totalitarian
and political religions opens up. This comprehensive study examines
a vast topic which affects the political and historical landscape
over the whole of the last century. Moreover, dictatorships and
their motivations are still present in current affairs, today in
the twenty-first century. The three volumes of Totalitarianism and
Political Religions are a vital resource for scholars of fascism,
Nazism, communism, totalitarianism, comparative politics and
political theory.
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