Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. Preface viii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Oswald Spengler’s Life and Work: A Chronological Overview 6
7. 2. Spengler Reception and Research 29
8. 3. Decline, Determinism and Development 42
9. 4. Faustian Zivilisation: Prognosis and Perspectives 67
10. 5. Spengler’s Prussian Socialism 86
11. 6. Rebuilding the German Reich: Illusion and Failure 113
12. 7. Decisive Years: Spengler and National Socialism 144
13. Conclusion 173
14. Bibliography 177
15. Index 185