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Bismarck (2nd Ed.)
A Political History
Routledge Historical Biographies Series
Author: Feuchtwanger Edgar
Language: EnglishSubject for Bismarck:
Keywords
Otto Eduard Leopold; Prince of Bismarck; Duke of Lauenburg; Otto von Bismarck; Emperor Wilhelm II; German Empire; Prussia; North German Confederation; Treaty of Versailles; Junker; Crimean War; Blood and Iron speech; Franco-Prussian War; Feuchtwanger; Chancellor; Germany; Hohenzollern; Europe; Political History; Frederick III; Biography; Young Man; Tsar Alexander III; Alexander III; Bismarck; Napoleon III; Material Considerations; Vice Versa; Foreign Minister; State Secretary; Moritz Von Blanckenburg; Von Der Pfordten; Acheronta Movebo; Bismarck Regime; Prussian State Ministry; Anti-socialist Law; Bismarck's Fall; Prussian Prime Minister; Gastein Convention; Polish Nationalism; West Germany; Modern German Nation State; Schleswig Holstein Question
Publication date: 04-2014
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 04-2014
Support: Print on demand
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Bismarck was arguably the most important figure in nineteenth-century European history after 1815. In this 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 so-called white revolutionary who recast European affairs more drastically than anyone since Napoleon. This second edition includes a new introduction, taking into account the most recent scholarship on Bismarck, which reflects on Bismarck's legacy in modern Germany, which is once again the European economic powerhouse for which Bismarck laid the foundations.
Feuchtwanger's lucid account demythologizes the German leader without demonising him. This book leaves the reader with a strongly-etched portrait of one of the decisive makers of the modern world.
Chronology Preface Introduction 1. Early Days 2. Entry into politics 3. Diplomat with a difference 4. Minister in waiting 5. Prime minister 6. First triumph 7. Fratricidal war 8. High noon 9. Imperial chancellor 10. Turn to the right 11. Power prolonged 12. Fall and resentful retirement Conclusion Notes Further Reading Index
Edgar Feuchtwanger studied history at Cambridge, taught British and German history at the University of Southampton and has been visiting professor at the University of Frankfurt. He received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz), 2003, for promoting Anglo-German relations. His major publications include From Weimar to Hitler (1995), Disraeli (2000) and Imperial Germany 1850-1918 (Routledge, 2001).
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