Robert Gerwarth

The Bismarck Myth

Weimar Germany and the Legacy of the Iron Chancellor

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Produktbeschreibung

The archetype of charismatic leadership, Otto von Bismarck maintained his pre-eminence in the pantheon of German political iconography for much of the twentieth century. Robert Gerwarth 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP Oxford
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 357g
• ISBN-13: 9780199236893
• ISBN-10: 0199236895
• Artikelnr.: 23283235

Autorenporträt

Robert Gerwarth was educated at the Humboldt University, Berlin and University College, Oxford. He is currently a British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

* 1: Introduction
* 2: Prologue: The Bismarck Myth in Wilhelmine Germany 1890-1918
* 3: After the Collapse
* 4: Fragmented Society, Divided Memory: Perceptions of Bismarck in
Early Weimar Germany
* 5: Fighting the 'Enemies of the Reich': Bismarck and the State Crisis
of 1922-23
* 6: Bismarck as an Election Campaigner
* 7: In the Shadow of Stabilization
* 8: Towards the Abyss: Bismarck and the Dissolution of the Weimar
Republic
* 9: Epilogue: Bismarck Between the 'Seizure of Power' and
Reunification 1933-1990
* 10: Conclusion
* Bibliography
* Index