Kein Wille zur Macht

Karl Heinz Bohrer's comments on politics are always aimed at the big picture. What interests him most about day-to-day business is how it brings to light conflicts that have been denied, repressed and forgotten. Germany's refusal to play an appropriate role in the world, the uptight handling of the Prussian past, the memory of the two world wars: questions like these show that a well-founded political standpoint cannot do without the historical perspective, the philosophical argument and the literary memory. In six essays, Bohrer analyzes the European power play of the last 150 years - a penetrating lesson in intellectual independence.