One. Catholic Heritage, Education, and the State

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Part I. Early Years, 1888-1921: From Apolitical Scholar To Political Theorist
6. One. Catholic Heritage, Education, and the State 3
7. Two. Political Consciousness, Democracy, and Dictatorship 21
8. Part II. Bonn Years, 1922-1928: The Rise To Intellectual Prominence
9. Three. Character and Perspectives of a University Professor 43
10. Four. Parliamentarianism vs. Presidential Power 64
11. Five. Friend-Enemy Thesis and the Inviolable Constitution 85
12. Part III. Weimar’s Final Crisis, 19229-1933: The Theorist Of The Presidential System
13. Six. The Pouvoir Neutre as Defender of the Constitution 107
14. Seven. Presidential Government in the Midst of Controversy 127
15. Eight. Legality, Neutrality, and Reality: The Constitution, the Court, and the Nazis 145
16. Nine. The Constitutional Dilemma and Hitler’s Legal Acquisition of Power 172
17. Part IV. The Nazi Experience, 1993-1947: Collaboration, Repudiation, And Reckoning
18. Ten. The “Crown Jurist” of the Third Reich 195
19. Eleven. The Purge of an Ideological Deviant 219
20. Twelve. The Security of Silence? From Grossraum Theory to Nuremberg 243
21. Epilogue 274
22. Bibliography 289
23. Index 313
24. Backmatter 321