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Mark R. Thompson (Editor) Werner Sombart and "American Exceptionalism"   Between Socialism and Cultural Pessimism Reihe: Politik: Forschung und Wissenschaft Bd. 16, 256 S., 25.90 EUR, br., ISBN 978-3-8258-5174-5 No other academic has had such a lasting impact on the discussion of so called American exceptionalism as Werner Sombart. Sombart's nearly hundred year old text Warum gibt es in den Vereinigten Staaten keinen Sozialismus? (Why is there no Socialism in the United States?) poses an influential question and offers a comprehensive argument that guides comparative analysis of the US even after the end of the Cold War. Yet few German scholars have been as controversial as Sombart because of his nationalism, "cultural pessimism," and anti-Semitism. Those who focus on Sombart's reactionary views see him as a villain, downplaying his lasting intellectual influence. The American exceptionalists, by contrast, acknowledge his contribution to the study of the US in comparative perspective but seldom mention his darker side and how it affected his understanding of America. This book brings together scholars of Sombart's study of American socialism and experts on his cultural pessimism to assess the relationship between his contribution to the understanding of the distinctiveness of the US and his moral/political failings. Table of Contents: Mark R. Thompson, Introduction: "American Exceptionalism" and Sombart's "Sonderweg"; Friedrich Lenger, Why is there no Socialism in the US?: Werner Sombart, German Social Science, and America; Lorenzo Riberi, An Ambiguous Victory: Werner Sombart's View of Capitalism and Socialism in America; Oskar Kurer, Is "Why is there no Socialism in the US" a Sombartian Exceptionalism?; Robin Archer, "Another America": Can Sombart's Explanations Survive Comparison with Australia?; Kim Voss, Sombart, The Knights of Labor, and Class Formation in America; David Frisby, Modernity, Metropolis, and Amerikanismus; Georg Kamphausen, Sombart's and Weber's Amerikabilder; Jeffrey Herf, Sombart's Anti-Semitism Mark R. Thompson is professor of political science, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and visiting research fellow, Department of Politics, University of Glasgow |