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Bismarck - A Life (Paperback)
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Bismarck - A Life (Paperback)
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This riveting, New York Times bestselling biography illuminates the
life of Otto von Bismarck, the statesman who unified Germany but
who also embodied everything brutal and ruthless about Prussian
culture.
Jonathan Steinberg draws heavily on contemporary writings, allowing
Bismarck's friends and foes to tell the story. What rises from
these pages is a complex giant of a man: a hypochondriac with the
constitution of an ox, a brutal tyrant who could easily shed tears,
a convert to an extreme form of evangelical Protestantism who
secularized schools and introduced civil divorce. Bismarck may have
been in sheer ability the most intelligent man to direct a great
state in modern times. His brilliance and insight dazzled his
contemporaries. But all agreed there was also something demonic,
diabolical, and overwhelming in Bismarck's personality. He was a
kind of malign genius who, behind the various postures, concealed
an ice-cold contempt for his fellow human beings and a drive to
control and rule them. As one contemporary noted: "the Bismarck
regime was a constant orgy of scorn and abuse of mankind,
collectively and individually."
A brilliant study in power, this comprehensive biography brings
Bismarck to life, revealing the stark contrast between the "Iron
Chancellor's" unmatched political skills and his profoundly flawed
human character.
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