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First published in 1934, the majority of this book was developed
just prior to the Nazi seizure of power, with additional material
which reflects on its aftermath. It assessed the decline of
European power and the crisis of Western civilization in the face
of conflict between the ruling class and the lower classes, arguing
that only by adherence to their inherited 'Prussianism' would
Germany have the solidity to be able to combat these dangers.
Despite the influence of his previous writings on key Nazi figures,
his criticisms of National Socialism led to the book being banned,
although not before it had been widely distributed throughout
Germany. This work will be of interest to students of 20th century
German and European history.
First published in 1932, this book, based on an address delivered
in 1931, presents a concise and lucid summary of the philosophy of
the author of The Decline of the West, Oswald Spengler. It was his
conviction that the technical age - the culture of the machine age
- which man had created in virtue of his unique capacity for
individual as well as racial technique, had already reached its
peak, and that the future held only catastrophe. He argued it
lacked progressive cultural life and instead was dominated by a
lust for power and possession. The triumph of the machine led to
mass regimentation rather than fewer workers and less work -
spelling the doom of Western civilization.
First published in 1934, the majority of this book was developed
just prior to the Nazi seizure of power, with additional material
which reflects on its aftermath. It assessed the decline of
European power and the crisis of Western civilization in the face
of conflict between the ruling class and the lower classes, arguing
that only by adherence to their inherited 'Prussianism' would
Germany have the solidity to be able to combat these dangers.
Despite the influence of his previous writings on key Nazi figures,
his criticisms of National Socialism led to the book being banned,
although not before it had been widely distributed throughout
Germany. This work will be of interest to students of 20th century
German and European history.
First published in 1932, this book, based on an address delivered
in 1931, presents a concise and lucid summary of the philosophy of
the author of The Decline of the West, Oswald Spengler. It was his
conviction that the technical age - the culture of the machine age
- which man had created in virtue of his unique capacity for
individual as well as racial technique, had already reached its
peak, and that the future held only catastrophe. He argued it
lacked progressive cultural life and instead was dominated by a
lust for power and possession. The triumph of the machine led to
mass regimentation rather than fewer workers and less work -
spelling the doom of Western civilization.
Since its first publication more than eighty years ago, "The
Decline of the West" has ranked as one of the most widely read and
talked about books of our time. A sweeping account of Western
culture by a historian of legendary intellect, it is an
astonishingly informed, forcefully eloquent, thrillingly
controversial work that advances a world view based on the cyclical
rise and fall of civilizations.
This abridgment presents the most significant of Oswald Spengler's
arguments, linked by illuminating explanatory passages. It makes
available in one volume a masterpiece of grand-scale history and
far-reaching prophesy that remains essential reading for anyone
interested in the factors that determine the course of
civilizations.
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