The Culture of Western Europe

George L. Mosse (1918-99) was a legendary scholar, teacher, and mentor. A refugee from Nazi Germany, in 1955 he joined the department of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was both influential and popular. Mosse was an early leader in the study of modern European cultural and intellectual history, the study of fascism, and the history of sexuality and masculinity. Over his career he authored more than two dozen books.

List of Illustrations A Note on the Present Edition Acknowledgments A Critical Introduction by Anthony J. Steinhoff Introduction: Statement and Definitions THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, 1815-1870 1 The Changing Pace of Life 2 Romanticism: The Poetry of Life 3 Romanticism: Religion and Politics 4 Nationalism 5 Racism 6 The Challenge of Liberty 7 Liberalism on the Continent of Europe 8 Conservatism 9 Idealism Asserted and Rejected 10 The Development of Socialism 11 Marxism 12 The Science of Society FROM THE NINETEENTH TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: 1870-1918 13 Change in the Public Spirit of Europe 14 Romanticism and Idealism Transmitted 15 Christianity and Society 16 Freud and Psychoanalysis 17 Dissolving Certainties THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 18 Theories of the Elite 19 Freedom and the Intellectuals 20 Existentialism 21 Fascism 22 National Socialism and the Depersonalization of Man 23 Marxism and the Intellectuals 24 Confused Alternatives 25 Culture and Civilization: One Historian's Conclusions Notes Bibliography Index

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