The Lost Debate: German Socialist Intellectuals and Totalitarianism

"The definition of totalitarianism has long been shaped by the narrow confines of cold war-era ideas. In this important study, William Jones recovers, reinterprets, and revitalizes the fragments of a lost debate on modern dictatorship, revealing a longer and more challenging history of totalitarian theory than most commentators have granted". "Jones traces the historical development of the concept of totalitarianism through the writings of key German leftists from the late 1920s to the cold war era. A record of bitter disagreement about the definition, origins, nature, and means of overcoming totalitarianism, these documents articulate a critical ""third path"" that challenged the legacy of Nazism, while seeking to avoid both the bipolar power grid and the Stalinist brand of Marxism. In an era that has retooled totalitarianism and rendered cold war politics obsolete, the writings of these neglected intellectuals remain vital implements in the study of history, politics, society, ideology and culture. "

William D. Jones

History

University of Illinois Press

Between the years 1860 and 1920, around 80,000 Welsh immigrants settled in the United States.  A striking feature of Welsh settlement during this period is the concentration of Welsh in one state: Pennsylvania, and within it, the north-east Pennsylvania anthracite coalfield. In 1900, over 17 percent of Welsh immigrants were living in and around the cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre in an area about twice the size of the Rhondda Valley. This book focuses on Scranton, the epicenter of Welsh America during its golden era.  The author examines cultural life, the literary and musical societies, eisteddfodau and religious groups as well as other aspects of popular culture such as insobriety and sports that the leaders of the Welsh community frowned upon.  The author also analyzes the self-image of Welsh America as reflected in its own newspapers and periodicals; the relationship of the Welsh with other ethnic groups; and, of course, the anthracite industry which, in its boom years, drew thousands of skilled Welsh miners across the Atlantic.

Wales in America: Scranton and the Welsh 1860-1920

Americas

University of Scranton Press

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The Lost Debate: German Socialist Intellectuals and Totalitarianism

Wales in America: Scranton and the Welsh 1860-1920