The rise of fascism posed an even greater threat to the values of the liberal bourgeois, and at the same time it demonstrated that socialism might not be inevitable after all. One of my book’s major themes is the transformation from the resigned, and at times fatalistic, study of the transformation of the older generation, to the more activist and combatant attitude of the younger generation. Friedrich Hayek, Karl Popper, Peter Drucker as well as important intellectual currents in Vienna start to oppose, and defend the Habsburg civilization from its enemies.
I have seen many references to the article on Facebook and on blogs, including Mark Thoma’s link.
The book seems like it might be interesting, but the publishers are evidently worried that people might buy it, so they are charging a price that should deter that from happening.
$110, priced for libraries…
Dr. Kling, I am nearly certain that they would be delighted to send you a free review copy. Part of the price is to subsidize free copies for eminent writers and reviewers such as yourself. http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/request-review-copy
I tried getting the Library of Congress copy and it was “Not on the Shelf.” So please do get a free copy and review it if you have the time as I am sure there are many others like myself who would be most interested in reading your comments.
I always like seeing Drucker name-dropped. It raises my estimation if the intellectual openness and objectivity of the name-dropper. Practical capitalism or the philosophical underpinnings of business seems under-explored. Would you ever feel crazy enough to review the Charles Koch book?
In my experience, Cambridge University Press is always expensive.