books.google.co.uk - These essays by eminent European intellectual and cultural historian Anson Rabinbach address the writings of key figures in twentieth-century German philosophy. Rabinbach explores their ideas in relation to the two world wars and the horrors facing Europe at that time. Analyzing the work of Benjamin...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/In_the_Shadow_of_Catastrophe.html?id=m-MAhOoDQnQC&q=taboo&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareIn the Shadow of Catastrophe