Modern Islam The Search for Cultural Identity |
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| Author:
| Von Grunebaum, Gustave E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-313-24087-4 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1983 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO, LLC
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| Imprint: | Praeger |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $62.95 |
Book Description:
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A new cultural-theoretical approach is used to develop a philosophy to overcome post-war traumata, or the traumatization effects that affect entire national cultures. The new aspect is the book’s study of both France and Germany in its discussion of post-war issues. The reader is given insights into the approaches France and Germany took in their self-evaluation processes. In one case the issue is the admission of total humiliation, and in the other it is salvaging a certain...
More DescriptionA new cultural-theoretical approach is used to develop a philosophy to overcome post-war traumata, or the traumatization effects that affect entire national cultures. The new aspect is the book’s study of both France and Germany in its discussion of post-war issues. The reader is given insights into the approaches France and Germany took in their self-evaluation processes. In one case the issue is the admission of total humiliation, and in the other it is salvaging a certain sense of national honor. The book overcomes the speechlessness on the post-war issue that can still be observed in German/French philosophy today.