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Beyond the Border: The German-Jewish Legacy Abroad
Steven E. Aschheim
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Description for Beyond the Border: The German-Jewish Legacy Abroad
Hardback. The German-Jewish experience through the rise of Nazism in 1933 was characterized by an explosion of cultural and intellectual creativity. This work seeks to explain this phenomenon and analyze how the German-Jewish legacy has permeated modes of Western thought and sensibility, and why these emigres occupy an iconic place in contemporary society. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
The modern German-Jewish experience through the rise of Nazism in 1933 was characterized by an explosion of cultural and intellectual creativity. Yet well after that history has ended, the influence of Weimar German-Jewish intellectuals has become ever greater. Hannah Arendt, Gershom Scholem, Theodor Adorno, Walter Benjamin, Franz Rosenzweig, and Leo Strauss have become household names and possess a continuing resonance. Beyond the Border seeks to explain this phenomenon and analyze how the German-Jewish legacy has continuingly permeated wider modes of Western thought and sensibility, and why these emigres occupy an increasingly iconic place in contemporary society. Steven Aschheim traces the ... Read more
The modern German-Jewish experience through the rise of Nazism in 1933 was characterized by an explosion of cultural and intellectual creativity. Yet well after that history has ended, the influence of Weimar German-Jewish intellectuals has become ever greater. Hannah Arendt, Gershom Scholem, Theodor Adorno, Walter Benjamin, Franz Rosenzweig, and Leo Strauss have become household names and possess a continuing resonance. Beyond the Border seeks to explain this phenomenon and analyze how the German-Jewish legacy has continuingly permeated wider modes of Western thought and sensibility, and why these emigres occupy an increasingly iconic place in contemporary society. Steven Aschheim traces the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691122236
SKU
V9780691122236
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About Steven E. Aschheim
Steven E. Aschheim holds the Vigevani Chair of European Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His books include "Scholem, Arendt, Klemperer: Intimate Chronicles in Turbulent Times, In Times of Crisis: Essays on European Culture, Germans, and Jews", and "The Nietzsche Legacy in Germany: 1890-1990".
Reviews for Beyond the Border: The German-Jewish Legacy Abroad
"Beyond the Border is a study of the influence of German-Jewish exiles... It raises fundamental issues about the role of Jews in the diaspora and their relationship with Israel."
Vernon Bogdanoris, The Jewish Chronicle "[A] brilliant analysis... This excellent and fascinating anthology is a landmark publication for the study of Hebrew and Jewish literature in the English-speaking world."
Tim Murphy, European Legacy ... Read more
Vernon Bogdanoris, The Jewish Chronicle "[A] brilliant analysis... This excellent and fascinating anthology is a landmark publication for the study of Hebrew and Jewish literature in the English-speaking world."
Tim Murphy, European Legacy ... Read more