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Informationen zum Autor Jon Huer received his Ph.D. in sociology from UCLA and is the author of a dozen books on social criticism. One of his earlier books, The Dead End: The Psychology and Survival of the American Creed, was hailed by Time magazine's Lance Morrow as "an important and often brilliant book." Huer is currently professor of sociology at the University of Maryland University College. Klappentext This book explores the nature of power in persons, groups, and nations by asking a question that we can understand in contemporary terms: what would Bill Gates do if he had Hitler's absolute power? It is a sociological question that exposes power as a tool of control over the powerless, not as a psychological trait or manners of personal interactions. With Hitler's power, any individual, group, or nation could become as crazy as Hitler or as cruel as the Nazis. Call from the Cave argues that the savage struggle for power, exemplified in the free market system of America--history's first and purest "natural" society--is in our very human nature. In the footsteps of the ancient Romans and the recent Nazis, we push on in every waking moment of our lives to expand our power and to control the souls and minds of other human beings to do our bidding. The book concludes that this is the very destiny of humanity we cannot escape. Zusammenfassung This book explores the nature of power in persons, groups, and nations by asking a question that we can understand in contemporary terms: what would Bill Gates do if he had Hitler’s absolute power? Huer argues that the savage struggle for power is in our very human nature. Inhaltsverzeichnis PREFACE: WHY I WROTE THIS BOOKSYNOPSISPART ONE. NAZIS, JEWS, AND OUR WORST ENEMYChapter 1: "Know Thyself:" An IntroductionChapter 2: Between Kings and ThingsChapter 3: "Hitler, We Love You!"Chapter 4: What Absolute Power Has WroughtChapter 5: The Three Utopian Models (I)Chapter 6: The Three Utopian Models (II)PART TWO. THE HOLOCAUST ALL OVER AGAINChapter 7: The Holocaust for the LivingChapter 8: The "Jewish Question"Chapter 9: A Day's Work of Absolute PowerChapter 10: When Power CallsChapter 11: Nazi Power, Jewish DeathPART THREE. THE CURIOUS CASE OF ADOLF HITLERChapter 12: Hitler's Psychology, Germany's National CharacterChapter 13: Hitler and the Legitimate GovernmentChapter 14: Hitler and the ConstitutionChapter 15: Hitler's Image IssuesChapter 16: Hitler's DemocracyChapter 17: Hitler's Phantom PowerChapter 18: The Insignificance of Adolf HitlerChapter 19: The God-Fuhrer Meets Mr. Daniel DravotChapter 20: Hitler is Dead, Long Live the Good Guys!Chapter 21: To Hitler with Love from the WestPART FOUR. METHOD TO NAZI MADNESSChapter 22: Have Power-Will Use ItChapter 23: The Secret Career of the "Final Solution"Chapter 24: Obedient to the Master's VoiceChapter 25: Our Crimes against HumanityChapter 26: Professionals at Power's ServiceChapter 27: Rules of Power, Nazi or AmericanChapter 28: The Hitler Youth Made in the USAPART FIVE. THE REIGN OF POWERChapter 29: Power, Pure and SimpleChapter 30: The Ultimate TerrorChapter 31: Power and CivilizationChapter 32: Good, Evil, and PowerChapter 33: Humanity and PowerChapter 34: The Incredible Pleasure of Being NaziPART SIX. CALL FROM THE CAVE: THE "FINAL SOLUTION," OUR OWNChapter 35: Saint Francis and Human NatureChapter 36: The Natural Root of Human Evil (I)Chapter 37: The Natural Root of Human Evil (II)Chapter 38: The Natural Root of Human Evil (III)Chapter 39: The Natural Root of Human Evil (IV)BIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX...
