Name: The Hour of Decision: Germany and World-Historical Evolution
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Author: Oswald Spengler
ISBN: 9788367583428

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The Hour of Decision: Germany and World-Historical Evolution

Type

Physical Book

Author

Oswald Spengler

Preface by

John David Ebert

Translated by

Charles Francis Atkinson

Publisher

Legend Books Sp. Z O.O.

Language

English

Pages

216

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

21.6x14x1.6 cm

Weight

0.42 kg.

ISBN13

9788367583428

Synopsis "The Hour of Decision: Germany and World-Historical Evolution"

In The Hour of Decision, Oswald Spengler portrays a brutally critical image of modern Western civilization. According to Spengler, the West is destined for decay and heading towards its demise, poisoned by excessive rationalism, a lack of functioning hierarchies, and widespread alienation. Spengler's observations are rooted in Germany during the interwar period, a time characterized by political unrest and economic chaos.It was clear to Spengler that the world, following the imminent international showdown, would hardly be recognizable. He regarded our era as the most fateful and serious in human history, a phase in which the destiny of peoples and nations would be determined.The Hour of Decision ("Jahre der Entscheidung") quickly became a commercial success when it was published in Germany in 1933. However, it was later banned because Spengler criticized Nazi politics in various ways, including a rejection of their racial-biological foundations.

Oswald Spengler

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Oswald Spengler (Blankenburg, 1880 – Munich, 1936) earned his doctorate in 1904 at the University of Halle with a thesis on Heraclitus. He worked as a high school teacher until a small inheritance from his mother allowed him to move to Munich and dedicate himself to research. Exempt from military service due to health issues, Spengler did not directly participate in World War I, but the conflict significantly influenced his reflections on politics and history. The first volume of The Decline of the West, the work that catapulted the author to fame, was published in 1918 and the second volume in 1922.

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