Re: "Die Konservative Revolution"

[John King <john.king@st-johns.oxford.ac.uk>]

> recently I bought the 1950's first edition of Armin Mohler's "Die
> Konservative Revolution". Before I start reading I would like to ask all
> you EJ experts about your opinion: are the statements of the book still
> relevant or is it completely obsolete after nearly fifty years? What do
> you think are the special merits of this book (Mohler's Ph.D. thesis as
> I learned)?

I would say that the most useful part of Mohler's book was, and is, the
bibliography and his analysis of the various groupings within the
"Conservative Revolution". His division of them into particular groups is
not of course the only one possible. His comparison of the CR groups with
the NSDAP on the other hand is, IMHO, to be treated with caution. His aim
was to distinguish them completely from the taint of National Socialism in
order to rehabilitate their thinking. I felt, on reading his book, that he
overstates the point. Nevertheless, Mohler is a useful source, had
excellent contacts (was of course EJ's secretary for a while post-War) and
writes well. Apparently he spent the Second World War in Berlin and copied
out all of Juenger's essays from the 1920s...

JK


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