Geschichte des politische Denkens 4. Das 20. Jahrhundert

The political culture of the Western world is presented in a comprehensive overview. From the Greeks and their discovery of politics and democracy, through the Romans and the Christian world, to the present day, which is marked by the struggle for human rights and totalitarianism, the entire spectrum of political thought is explored. Volume 4/1: Beginning with the dystopias of Aldous Huxley and George Orwell, the thoughts of Max Weber and Carl Schmitt, as well as the neoclassical political philosophy of Hannah Arendt and Leo Strauss, are explained. Extensive chapters also illuminate political thought in Russia and China, the conservative revolution, as well as Italian fascism and National Socialism. Includes short biographies and detailed bibliographies of primary and secondary literature.