Bismarck's shadow : the cult of leadership and the transformation of the German right, 1898-1945 / Richard E. Frankel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frankel, Richard E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Germany--History--19th century.

Nationalism.

Nationalism--Germany--History--20th century.

Political culture--Germany.

Political culture.

Statesmen--Germany--Biography.

Statesmen.

Conservatism--Germany--History--19th century.

Conservatism.

Conservatism--Germany--History--20th century.

National characteristics, German.

Leadership.

Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898--Influence.

Bismarck, Otto.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages)

Other Title:

Cult of leadership and the transformation of the German right, 1898-1945

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

History is a tale often told by ghosts and demi-gods, and our relationship to these figures often determines the shape of the narratives we weave about the past. Bismarck's Shadow targets this idea, as it is a book that unearths a fascinating phenomenon of German political culture - the elevation of a dead political figure, Otto von Bismarck, to the level of a demi-god and the effects of such deification on the course of German politics during the first half of the 20th century.

Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; Introduction; 1 The Living Legend, 1866-1898; 2 'Forward in the Spirit of Bismarck!' 1898-1914; 3 Bismarck in the Crisis Decade, 1914-1923; 4 A Hopeful Interlude; 5 Beyond Bismarck; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-215) and index.

ISBN:

9786612545382

9781282545380

1282545388

9781845207168

1845207165

OCLC:

476022306