The Bismarck Myth : Weimar Germany and the Legacy of the Iron Chancellor.
Few statesmen in history have inspired the imagination of generations of Germans more than the founder of the Kaiserreich, Otto von Bismarck. The archetype of charismatic leadership, the Iron Chancellor maintained his pre-eminent position in the pantheon of Germany's political iconography for m...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press, UK,
2005.
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Colección: | Oxford historical monographs.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Few statesmen in history have inspired the imagination of generations of Germans more than the founder of the Kaiserreich, Otto von Bismarck. The archetype of charismatic leadership, the Iron Chancellor maintained his pre-eminent position in the pantheon of Germany's political iconography for much of the twentieth century. Based on a large selection of primary sources, this book provides an insightful analysis of Bismarck's legacy as a political myth that undermined parliamentary. democracy in Germany and contributed to the rise of Hitler. - ;Few statesmen in history have inspired the imaginat. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (229 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-208) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780191535970 0191535974 1280869917 9781280869914 |