Michael Haas Bücher

David Davidson, der tragikomische Held des Romans, ist von sich selbst überrascht, als er im Sternheimer Landtag strandet. Das Hohe Haus in der Provinz war nichts, das ihn lockte. Was er dort als Pressesprecher sieht und erlebt, beraubt ihn der Illusion, das Parlament sei mehr als schlechtes Theater. Egozentrik, kaltes Kalkül und ein blindes Streben nach Macht beherrschen das Leben der Parlamentarier. Die Interessen der Bürgerinnen und Bürger? Mittel zum Zweck, eine lästige Bagatelle. „Schon auf den ersten Seiten wird deutlich, dass das politische Buch wie ein Seismograf ist. Es nimmt fast unmerklich etwas auf, was unter der Oberfläche grummelt: Das Leben der Mächtigen und solcher, die es werden wollen. Komme, was wolle. Um jeden Preis.“ Oliver Schmale, freier Journalist

Mattner shares stories from his life and career, and his thoughts on art with dealer Rudolf Zwirner German art dealer Rudolf Zwirner (born 1933) and artist Jakob Mattner (1946) look back at Mattner’s decades-long career, discussing his thoughts on life and art.

Kafkas herzloser Vater erhält einen Gegenspieler. „Die Augen meiner Tochter“ ist die späte Antwort auf Kafkas „Brief an den Vater“. Clemens, ein 50-jähriger Psychologe, erhält die überraschende Diagnose: „Todkrank, ohne Perspektive auf Heilung.“ Er beginnt, sich zu erinnern und schreibt seiner Tochter eine Hommage ... „Es gibt in diesem Buch Momente, da glaubt man sich in eine der schönsten Liebesgeschichten der deutschen Literatur versetzt, nämlich in Tucholskys »Rheinsberg«.“ Rudolf Müller, österreichischer Verfassungsrichter a. D.

The book explores the reasons behind foreign policy blunders made by global leaders, highlighting the absence of a cohesive methodology to prevent such mistakes. It examines how advisers may fail to evaluate the implications of their recommendations on national interests, ultimately impacting leaders' legacies. By analyzing these dynamics, the author seeks to shed light on the critical need for better decision-making frameworks in international relations.

Focusing on the risks of nonviolent civil wars, this book analyzes the current state of American democracy by examining governmental and military resources. It proposes political innovations to counteract ideological divides while incorporating insights from the sociological Mass Society Paradigm. The author emphasizes the need for remedies to address polarization and promote stability within the political landscape.

The book examines the ten essential conditions for sustaining democracy, arguing that the United States has devolved into a pseudo democracy due to significant failures in these areas. It provides a detailed analysis of how issues such as constitutional defects, socioeconomic inequality, and voter suppression have undermined democratic principles. The author highlights the severity of these challenges, suggesting that many are nearly impossible to rectify, thus raising urgent questions about the future of democracy in America.

The book explores the failures of Washington in managing the coronavirus pandemic, highlighting the conflict between politicians and scientists that hindered an effective response. It delves into the roles of the Trump administration, federal agencies, and state governments, analyzing their contributions to the crisis and its devastating effects on the American populace. Through this examination, it underscores the critical need for better collaboration between political leaders and scientific experts in times of public health emergencies.

The book explores the resilience of the Hawai'in Islands' inhabitants as they navigated a series of significant challenges, including civil wars, diseases, and environmental degradation. It highlights the cultural shifts resulting from the influx of new residents and the conflicts that arose from feudalism's decline and imperialist pressures. Through analytical methods, the author presents a comprehensive plan aimed at addressing these historical struggles and fostering a sustainable future for the islands.

What happens to a composer when persecution and exile means their true music no longer has an audience? In the 1930s, composers and musicians began to flee Hitler's Germany to make new lives across the globe. The process of exile was complex: although some of their works were celebrated, these composers had lost their familiar cultures and were forced to navigate xenophobia as well as entirely different creative terrain. Others, far less fortunate, were in a kind of internal exile--composing under a ruthless dictatorship or in concentration camps and ghettos. Michael Haas sensitively records the experiences of this musical diaspora. Torn between cultures and traditions, these composers produced music that synthesized old and new worlds, some becoming core portions of today's repertoire, some relegated to the desk drawer. Encompassing the musicians interned as enemy aliens in the United Kingdom, the brilliant Hollywood compositions of Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and the Brecht-inspired theater music of Kurt Weill, Haas shows how these musicians shaped the twentieth-century soundscape--and offers a moving record of the incalculable effects of war on culture.

"Donald Trump, as president, sought to undermine fundamental norms and principles of American government, institutionalizing bigotry, and therefore damaged American society. Details are provided on how he carried out a racist and sexist agenda, endangered the lives of LGBQTs, terrorized immigrants, allowed exploitation of the environment, endangered public health and the lives of seniors, and tried to abolish the social safety net, while trying to construct an economic oligarchy around him and building a personal praetorian guard. To explain what he did, the book provides a unique window into how agencies of federal government work, their programs, and what he did to reverse decades of social development of the American people"-- Provided by publisher