Jakob Schoch
Jakob Schoch (* 1888 ; † 1985 ) was a Swiss secondary school teacher and essayist .
Life
Schoch wrote over 100 essays on the Cold War . He dealt u. a. with the “political and territorial dilemma 'West-East'”, the “messianic mission complex of the Russians”, the Suez crisis , “national defense as a class struggle instrument ”, “west-eastern expropriation magic”, the “tragedy of the Hungary problem ”, the grain surpluses the world, the Russian economic miracle, the Third World problem, inflation as a weapon of war, the common European market and the free trade zone, Karl Jaspers , world hunger, the "arms race and its dangers for the world economy", Zurich tax policy, Marx, Gobineau, Kennedy, the Vietnam War, "Eastern indoctrination", "Western aggressiveness" etc.
Schoch worked at the Foundation for Basic Research in Human Sciences , in an "Interdisciplinary Study Group " at the University of Basel and in a "Study Group on Inflation". His most famous writings include The Sociological and Depth Psychological Aspect of War (1955) and West Eastern Twilight (1962).
His estate is in the Zurich Central Library .
Web links
- Literature by and about Jakob Schoch in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Jakob Schoch estate (PDF; 51 kB) in the Zurich Central Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schoch, Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss secondary school teacher and essayist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1888 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1985 |