Gerhard Ritter (1888–1967)
Auteur van Frederick the Great: A Historical Profile
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The Sword and the Scepter. Vol. IV: The Reign of German Militarism and the Disaster of 1918 (1973) 10 exemplaren
The Sword and the Scepter. Vol. II: The European Powers and the Wilhelminian Empire, 1890-1914 (1970) 7 exemplaren
The Sword and the Scepter. Vol. III: The Tragedy of Statesmanship - Bethmann Hollweg As War Chancellor, 1914-1918 (1972) 6 exemplaren
The German Problem: Basic Questions of German Political Life, Past and Present (Publications of the Graduate Institute… (1965) 4 exemplaren
Die Heidelberger Universität im Mittelalter : (1386 - 1508) ; e. Stück dt. Geschichte (1986) 2 exemplaren
Europa und die deutsche Frage; Betrachtungen über die geschichtliche Eigenart des deutschen Staatsdenkens 1 exemplaar
[La formazione dell'Europa moderna] 1: 1 exemplaar
[La formazione dell'Europa moderna] 2: 1 exemplaar
El problema ético del poder 1 exemplaar
La Riforma e la sua azione mondiale 1 exemplaar
Machtstaat und Utopie vom Streit um die Dämonie der Macht seit Machiavelli und Morus (1940) 1 exemplaar
Stein eine politische Biographie 1 exemplaar
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- 1888-04-06
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- 1967-07-01
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- Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Germany
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- Freiburg, Germany
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In his writings, Ritter always maintained a traditionalist, conservative approach. This became a fervant cause following World War II, when he built upon prior theses that defended German nationalism and criticized democratic institutions. Part of that argument can be seen in this volume. For Ritter, the French Revolution ushered in an era of radicalization, especially of radicalized militarism. And Germany was no different from France or other European expansionist powers. It would be the German defeat in World War I and the unleashing of what Ritter considered radical populism expressed through democratic institutions that would make Hitler possible.
In this latter notion, Ritter essentially made the victors of World War I equally responsible for totalitarianism--not just in Germany but elsewhere in Europe, too. He was following a path first laid down during the interwar years, when it became fashionable among historians in general to argue that Europe had slid into World War I due to events beyond the ability of individual nations to control. Everyone was equally guilty.
All this would culminate in the 1960s with Ritter's opposition to and argument with Fritz Fischer, who held that Germany was uniquely responsible for the war.
Quite interesting today is that it is Ritter's notions that have held sway. Fischer remains somewhat hidden in the shadows. After more than 50 years, contemporary political aims regarding European unity have converged with Ritter's arguments defending German nationalism.
Note: I still have all four volumes of Ritter's history on my bookshelf. But even as the "equally guilty" thesis of First World War I "war guilt" has taken on permanent root, the individual merits and weaknesses of those historians involved in the debate have faded from view. Ritter and the others of his time dealt in political, economic, and military history organized around "great men." That approach is much out of fashion today. So even as Ritter sort of won the battle on the issue of war guilt, he and his works have largely begun to disappear, especially in the English speaking world. A pity. Because there is still much there to be learned.… (meer)