{"product_id":"democracy-in-exile-9780801453038","title":"Democracy in Exile","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone interested in the history of U.S. foreign relations, Cold War history, and twentieth century intellectual history will find this impressive biography of Hans Speier, one of the most influential figures in American defense circles of the twentieth century, a must-read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniel Bessner shows how the experience of the Weimar Republic's collapse and the rise of Nazism informed Hans Speier's work as an American policymaker and institution builder. Bessner delves into Speier's intellectual development, illuminating the ideological origins of the expert-centered approach to foreign policymaking and revealing the European roots of Cold War liberalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e places Speier at the center of the influential and fascinating transatlantic network of policymakers, many of them German émigrés, who struggled with the tension between elite expertise and democratic politics. Speier was one of the most prominent intellectuals among thi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpeier began his academic career studying the sociology of knowledge, and after he arrived in the United States, he directed the U.S. government's propaganda effort against Germany. The debates recounted in Bessner's biography between Speier and other officials over how to develop effective campaigns are particularly fascinating in the context of contemporary worries about information warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e * Foreign Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e is directly relevant to a number of contemporary debates, not just about foreign policy but on the nature of politics itself.... As a resurgent left begins to think what its foreign policy should look like, Daniel Bessner’s sympathetic, yet critical, book on Hans Speier is an important study to consider.\u003c\/p\u003e * Los Angeles Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBessner’s archival work here has turned up many gems.... [Speier’s] story leaves us with questions about the relationship between expert decision making and democracy that defy easy solution, and it is to Bessner’s credit that he is unwilling to draw hasty conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Globe Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA revealing look at a thinker burned by populist upheaval who worried that 'man’s nature makes the realization of the good order impossible.'\u003c\/p\u003e * Shepherd Express *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn honest and impressively compiled reminder to policy-oriented givers, grant recipients, and policymakers about some of the concerning anti-democratic roots of modern establishment philanthropy—and its understanding of the relationship between knowledge and power.\u003c\/p\u003e * Real Clear Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Bessner's outstanding biography of the eminent and influential social scientist Hans Speier charts his intellectual and political efforts to promote democracy in the Weimar Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e * Technology and Culture *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book skillfully navigates between an argument for Speier's historical importance and a critique of his ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e * German History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBessner's \u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e, therefore, stacks up with the best in contemporary history that is powerfully relevant to current debates concerning foreign policy. The book shows how and why it is important to think carefully about democracy and the role scholars and intellectuals contribute to its survival.\u003c\/p\u003e * H-Net *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBessner's biography of Speier is an excellent case study of a transatlantic crossing linking Europe's interwar crises with Ameri- ca's permanent national security state.\u003c\/p\u003e * American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Bessner's\u003ci\u003e Democracy in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e makes a vital contribution to this growing area of scholarship. Most importantly, it presents a vivid portrait of Hans Speier, a figure known only in the world of defense policy analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e * The Journal of American History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Masses and Marxism in Weimar Germany\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Social Role of the Intellectual Exile\u003cbr\u003e 3. Public Opinion, Propaganda, and Democracy in Crisis\u003cbr\u003e 4. Psychological Warfare in Theory and Practice\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Making of a Defense Intellectual\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Adviser\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Institution Builder\u003cbr\u003e 8. Social Science and Its Discontents\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Archival and Source Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Archives Cited\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405141778775,"sku":"9780801453038","price":88.33,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801453038.jpg?v=1730488859","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/democracy-in-exile-9780801453038","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}