Bismarck : a political history /
Edgar Feuchtwanger.
- 2nd edition.
- xxviii, 287 pages ; 21 cm
- Routledge historical biographies .
- Routledge historical biographies .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Early Days 2. Entry into Politics 3. Diplomat with a Difference 4. Minister in Waiting 5. Prime Minister 6. First Truiumph 7. Fratricidal War 8. High Noon 9. Imperial Chancellor 10. Turn to the Right 11. Power Prolonged 12. Fall and Resentful Retirement
Bismarck was arguably the most important figure in nineteenth-century European history after 1815. In this new biography, Edgar Feuchtwanger reassesses Bismarck's significance as a historical figure. He traces his development from a typical Junker, a reactionary and conservative, into the white revolutionary who recast European affairs more drastically than anyone since Napoleon. Feuchtwanger's lucid account demythologizes the German leader without demonizing him. This book leaves the reader with a strongly-etched portrait of one of the decisive makers of the modern world.
Prussia (Germany)--Politics and government--1815-1870. Prusia (Alemania) --Política y gobierno --1795-1877 Germany--Politics and government--1871-1888. Alemania--Política y gobierno--1871-1888