Out of a Gray Fog

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Claudia Franziska Brühwiler holds a doctorate in Political Science and a venia legendi (PD; Privatdozentin) in American Studies from the University of St.Gallen where she teaches U.S. politics, history, and culture.

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While Ayn Rand is a household name in the United States, her name holds less currency in Europe. This book retraces Rand's European influences and her impact on European readers, revealing a complicated publication and reception history as well as a remarkable panorama of thinkers and artists among her admirers.

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Introduction: All-American Rand?

Chapter 1: Writer, Philosopher, Icon, Dime-Store Ideologue? Categorizing Rand

Chapter 2: Choosing America, Being European

Chapter 3: "A Huge Cemetery": Russia as Dystopia

Chapter 4: Rand's Europe: From Utopia to a "State-worshipping Culture"

Chapter 5: Kantian Evils and Aristotelian Misunderstandings: Randian Usage of European Philosophy

Chapter 6: Lost in Translation: Publishing Rand in Europe

Chapter 7: Tea Party Icon and Capitalist Porn: Rand in the European Media

Chapter 8: A European Collective? Randian Thought across the Atlantic

Chapter 9: Critical Reflections: Rand through the Lens of European Artists