Bibliograph

Bismarck, a life, Jonathan Steinberg

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Bismarck, a life, Jonathan Steinberg

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [528]-537) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bismarck

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

663438587

Responsibility statement

Jonathan Steinberg

Sub title

a life

Summary

Otto von Bismarck transformed Europe more completely than anybody in the 19th century--except for Napoleon. This riveting biography illuminates the life of the statesman who unified Germany but who also embodied everything brutal and ruthless about Prussian culture

Table Of Contents

Introduction : Bismarck's 'sovereign self' -- Bismarck : born Prussian and what that meant -- Bismarck : the 'mad Junker' -- Bismarck represents himself, 1847-1851 -- Bismarck as diplomat, 1851-1862 -- Power -- "I have beaten them all! All!" -- The unification of Germany, 1866-1870 -- The decline begins : liberals and Catholics -- 'The guest house of the dead Jew' -- Three Kaisers and Bismarck's fall from power -- Conclusion : Bismarck's legacy : blood and irony

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