{"product_id":"politics-death-the-devil-self-power-in-max-weber-thomas-mann-hardcover","title":"Politics, Death, \u0026 the Devil: Self \u0026 Power in Max Weber \u0026 Thomas Mann - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarvey Goldman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sequel to Harvey Goldman's well-received \u003ci\u003eMax Weber and Thomas Mann\u003c\/i\u003e continues his rich exploration of the political and cultural critiques embodied in the more mature writings of these two authors. Combining social and political thought, intellectual history, and literary interpretation, Goldman examines in particular Weber's \"Science as a Vocation\" and \"Politics as a Vocation\" and Mann's \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDoctor Faustus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoldman deals with the ways in which Weber and Mann sought an antidote to personal and cultural weakness through \"practices\" for generating strength, mastery, and power, drawing primarily on ascetic traditions at a time when the vitality of other German traditions was disappearing. Power and mastery concerned both Weber and Mann, especially as they tried to resolve problems of politics and culture in Germany. Although their resolutions of the problems they confronted seem inadequate, they show the significance of linking social and political thought to conceptions of self and active worldly practices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrenchant and illuminating, Goldman's book is essential reading for anyone interested in political theory, social thought, and the intellectual history of Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarvey Goldman\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMax Weber and Thomas Mann: Calling and the Shaping of the Self\u003c\/i\u003e (California, 1988).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 9.19 x 6.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47584797589725,"sku":"9780520077508","price":122.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/csWUEur-i-9780520077508.webp?v=1773620812","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/politics-death-the-devil-self-power-in-max-weber-thomas-mann-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}