Fritz Stern
Fritz Richard Stern was a German-born American historian of German history, Jewish history, and historiography. He was a University Professor Emeritus and a former provost at Columbia University.
Books
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1. The Politics Of Cultural Despair
A Study in the Rise of the Germanic Ideology
This book is a critical historical analysis that delves into the intellectual roots of cultural pessimism in Germany leading up to the rise of National Socialism. It examines the works and influence of three prominent conservative critics from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who lamented the perceived decline of traditional values and the erosion of social cohesion in the face of modernity and liberalism. The author argues that their reactionary critique of contemporary culture and their yearning for a return to an idealized past laid the groundwork for the ideological underpinnings of fascism, demonstrating how cultural despair can be manipulated into political extremism.
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