From the Aryan Axis to the Nuclear Threshold

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1 Critical Theory of the Contemporary Now available! Germany and Iran From the Aryan Axis to the Nuclear Threshold by Matthias Küntzel Matthias Küntzel s Germany and Iran examines the history of the special relationship between Germany and the Islamic Republic of Iran, from its origins at the start of the last century to the ongoing controversy over Iran s nuclear program. Drawing on new findings from the National Archives in Washington, DC, and the German Foreign Office Archives in Berlin, Küntzel traces the underpinnings of that relationship, which has survived every war, catastrophe, and revolution. Praise for Matthias Küntzel s Germany and Iran ISBN $31.95 Hardcover Possibly the most important and comprehensive book on the modern history of the two countries. In his intelligent perspective, no stone remains unturned. Roya Hakakian, author of Assassins of the Turquoise Palace Anyone interested in learning more about Iran s nuclear program and its global role in fostering hostility to America and Israel will find this book invaluable. Alvin H. Rosenfeld, Professor of English and Jewish Studies, Indiana University Matthias Küntzel is one German intellectual who unflinchingly looks into the heart of darkness that is Khomeini s legacy and hears echoes of the murderous Jew-hatred and fanaticism of Germany s past. Jeffrey Herf, Distinguished University Professor of History, University of Maryland Telos Press Publishing PO Box 811 Candor, NY Tel:

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3 Telos Press Publishing Order online at Now Available from Telos Press Germany and Iran: From the Aryan Axis to the Nuclear Threshold by Matthias Küntzel Matthias Küntzel s Germany and Iran: From the Aryan Axis to the Nuclear Threshold examines the history of the special relationship between Germany and the Islamic Republic of Iran, from its origins at the start of the last century to the ongoing controversy over Iran s nuclear program. Drawing on new findings from the National Archives in Washington, DC, and the German Foreign Office Archives in Berlin, Küntzel traces the underpinnings of that relationship, which has survived every war, catastrophe, and revolution. $31.95 Hardcover ISBN $29.95 Hardcover ISBN The New Class Conflict by Joel Kotkin In ways not seen since the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century, America is becoming a nation of increasingly sharply divided classes. Joel Kotkin s The New Class Conflict shows how the rise of a hightech Oligarchy, along with academia, the media, and the government bureaucracy, is creating a new class order, largely at the expense of the middle class. Looking beyond the conventional views of both left and right, conservative and liberal, Kotkin provides a tough but evenhanded analysis of our evolving class system, and suggests some approaches that might restore the middle class to its proper role as the dominant group in the American future. The Forest Passage by Ernst Jünger Ernst Jünger s The Forest Passage explores the possibility of resistance: how the independent thinker can withstand and oppose the power of the omnipresent state. No matter how extensive the technologies of surveillance become, the forest can shelter the rebel, and the rebel can strike back against tyranny. Jünger s manifesto is a defense of freedom against the pressure to conform to political manipulation and artificial consensus. A response to the European experience under Nazism, Fascism, and Communism, The Forest Passage has lessons equally relevant for today, wherever an imposed uniformity threatens to stifle liberty. $21.95 Paperback ISBN Telos Press Publishing PO Box 811 Candor, NY Tel:

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