AuroraSaab
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I forgot about Das Kapital. I suppose that would be MK's nearest equivalent in the modern era in terms of immediate influence.
I think Mein Kampf is still banned in Germany. I once visited Hitler's holiday home at Birchesgarten. It was a restaurant then. Not sure what it is now as they now seem to be keen to prevent these places becoming magnets for the modern far Right. Just tourists around when I went; didn't see any acolytes.
Hard to think of a more recent 'modern' book of such influence. Possibly Germaine Greer's works, for women anyway. I haven't read any Jordan Peterson but his ideas seemed to gain a lot of traction very quickly. Strange how ideas capture the imagination and then fade, like the Victorian fad for spiritualism.
Apart from a couple of books I read for my degree, I don't think I've been hugely affected by any political or sociological writings.
I think Mein Kampf is still banned in Germany. I once visited Hitler's holiday home at Birchesgarten. It was a restaurant then. Not sure what it is now as they now seem to be keen to prevent these places becoming magnets for the modern far Right. Just tourists around when I went; didn't see any acolytes.
Hard to think of a more recent 'modern' book of such influence. Possibly Germaine Greer's works, for women anyway. I haven't read any Jordan Peterson but his ideas seemed to gain a lot of traction very quickly. Strange how ideas capture the imagination and then fade, like the Victorian fad for spiritualism.
Apart from a couple of books I read for my degree, I don't think I've been hugely affected by any political or sociological writings.
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