'Dynasty' in Modern German Intellectual History: Many Concepts, or None?. (4th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gusejnova, Dina
• Is Part Of: Global intellectual history. Volume 7:Number 3(2022)
• Page Start: 492
• Page End: 516
• Publication Date: 2022-05-04
• Subjects: Dynasty -- Begriffsgeschichte -- conceptual history -- intellectual history of the bourgeoisie -- Reinhart Koselleck -- Max Weber; Intellectual life -- History -- Periodicals; 001.09005
• DOI: 10.1080/23801883.2020.1796235
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-1883

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article analyses the conceptual use of terms describing dynastic rule in modern German thought. It examines three topics in which the term 'dynasty' specifically appears: with reference to the non-European empires, European states, and the future of democracy in Germany around 1918. Looking at a range of key thinkers with Max Weber's work as a central reference point, it engages with the question why, despite this wide usage, the influential dictionary Geschichtliche Grundbegriffe does not cover any term describing hereditary rule. The conclusion provides a range of possible explanations for the absence.