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The German Genius

Name: The German Genius
Brand: Harper Perennial
SKU: 9780060760236-HCUSDTR
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Europe's Third Renaissance, the Second Scientific Revolution and the Twentieth Century

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992 pages • 15.24 x 22.86 x 5.03 cm

Approx. weight: 1.36 kg

Publication date: 26 Jul,2011

Barcode/ ISBN: 9780060760236 • Harper Perennial

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By: Peter Watson

The German Genius is a virtuoso cultural history of German ideas and influence, from 1750 to the present day, by acclaimed historian Peter Watson (Making of the Modern Mind, Ideas). From Bach, Goethe, and Schopenhauer to Nietzsche, Freud, and Einstein, from the arts and humanities to science and philosophy, The German Genius is a lively and accessible review of over 250 years of German intellectual history. In the process, it explains the devastating effects of World War II, which transformed a vibrant and brilliantly artistic culture into a vehicle of warfare and destruction, and it shows how the German culture advanced in the war’s aftermath.

Between 1750 and 1933, Germany, formerly considered the backwards neighbor of more “enlightened” countries like England or France, came into its own as an intellectual powerhouse. Goethe, Mozart, Mendel, Schopenhauer and Einstein are just a few of the many German scientists, philosophers and artists who came to dominate their respective fields. Following the devastating effects of the Third Reich and World War II, German thinkers have once again begun to make significant contributions to the world of ideas.

The German Genius follows the development of German intellectualism and its tremendous influence on the Western world. From the arts and humanities to science and philosophy, acclaimed historian Peter Watson presents a lively and accessible review of more than 250 years of German intellectual history.

Peter Watson was educated at the universities of Durham, London, and Rome. He has written for the Sunday Times, the Times, the New York Times, the Observer, and the Spectator, and is the author of War on the Mind, Wisdom and Strength, The Caravaggio Conspiracy, and other books. He lives in London.

“Watson enshrines a vast pantheon of creative thinkers ... [including] compressed summaries of some exceedingly difficult ideas. The range of subjects is impressive, from painters to physicists.” — New York Times Book Review