Knowledge, power, and discipline : German studies and national identity / Pier Carlo Bontempelli ; translated by Gabriele Poole.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-246) and index.

The metamorphoses of domination and the subject of German studies -- The origins of modern German studies -- Under the aegis of Goethe -- The science of literature and the steam engine -- Wilhelm Dilthey and Geistesgeschichte -- German studies in the years of National Socialism -- The break in political continuity and the continuity of the disciplinary apparatus, 1945-1968 -- The dialectics of rebellion -- After 1968 -- Beyond the year 2000.