A Legacy Restated: The Work of Bernhard Behrens: Four Essays with Current-Day Reviews

"Until true individualism--meaning not the continuation but the overcoming of egoism--has the strength to win through against and transform the artificially galvanized group spirits [from the past], the task of culture cannot be fulfilled. Group interests will continue to act as mutual enemies." -- Bernhard Behrens

These essays, written just after World War II by a German economist who arrived in the United States in 1940, provide an unexpectedly helpful contribution to an understanding of our present moment, writ large. Today, when the U.S. is coming to terms with its destiny and its true (as distinct from geopolitical) place in current and world history, seems a propitious time to republish these essays, which first saw the light of day in the mid-twentieth century.

Updated from the 1950s, the view of the challenges and possibilities that Bernhard Behrens provides remain as perceptive and insightful now as when written, especially in regard to economics and democracy.

Author: Christopher Houghton Budd, Bernhard Behrens
Publisher: Steiner Books
Published: 10/22/2024
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d
ISBN13: 9781621483816
ISBN10: 1621483819
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Economics | Theory
- Business & Economics | Government & Business
- Business & Economics | International | Economics & Trade