| 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. |
| Abstract |
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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [528]-537) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010045387 |
| ISBN | 9780199782529 (acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0199782520 (acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 0199599017 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780199599011 (hbk.) |
