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Secret Reports on Nazi Germany: The Frankfurt School Contribution to the War Effort
Franz Neumann
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Description for Secret Reports on Nazi Germany: The Frankfurt School Contribution to the War Effort
Hardback. Editor(s): Laudani, Raffaele. Num Pages: 704 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1108.
During the Second World War, three prominent members of the Frankfurt School--Franz Neumann, Herbert Marcuse, and Otto Kirchheimer--worked as intelligence analysts for the Office of Strategic Services, the wartime forerunner of the CIA. This book brings together their most important intelligence reports on Nazi Germany, most of them published here for the first time. These reports provide a fresh perspective on Hitler's regime and the Second World War, and a fascinating window on Frankfurt School critical theory. They develop a detailed analysis of Nazism as a social and economic system and the role of anti-Semitism in Nazism, as well as ... Read more
During the Second World War, three prominent members of the Frankfurt School--Franz Neumann, Herbert Marcuse, and Otto Kirchheimer--worked as intelligence analysts for the Office of Strategic Services, the wartime forerunner of the CIA. This book brings together their most important intelligence reports on Nazi Germany, most of them published here for the first time. These reports provide a fresh perspective on Hitler's regime and the Second World War, and a fascinating window on Frankfurt School critical theory. They develop a detailed analysis of Nazism as a social and economic system and the role of anti-Semitism in Nazism, as well as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
Number of Pages
704
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691134130
SKU
V9780691134130
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About Franz Neumann
Franz Neumann (1900-1954) was a labor lawyer and political activist in Germany before the Nazi period, and was a professor of political science at Columbia University after his work in the OSS and at the Nuremberg Trials. Herbert Marcuse (1898-1979) was a philosopher who made important contributions to the Frankfurt School critical theory of society. He taught at Brandeis and ... Read more
Reviews for Secret Reports on Nazi Germany: The Frankfurt School Contribution to the War Effort
"[F]ascinating... [T]his new volume ... conveniently collects a substantial chunk of the original documents penned by Neumann and his research team."
William E. Scheuerman, Foreign Affairs "[A] fascinating collection... The history of wartime intelligence is a developing field, and this material is a welcome addition."
Library Journal "[S]ome of the most brilliant analysis of Nazi Germany ever written and a valuable lesson ... Read more
William E. Scheuerman, Foreign Affairs "[A] fascinating collection... The history of wartime intelligence is a developing field, and this material is a welcome addition."
Library Journal "[S]ome of the most brilliant analysis of Nazi Germany ever written and a valuable lesson ... Read more