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Kaiser Wilhelm II: A Life in Power
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Product Description
King of Prussia, German Emperor, war leader and defeated exile, Kaiser Wilhelm II was one of the most important – and most controversial – figures in the history of twentieth-century Europe. But how much power did he really have? The acclaimed historian Christopher Clark follows Kaiser Wilhelm’s political career from his youth at the Hohenzollern court through the turbulent decades of the Wilhelmine era into global war and the collapse of Germany in 1918, to his last days. He asks: what was his true role in the events that led to the outbreak of the First World War? What was the nature and extent of his control? What were his political goals and his success in achieving them? How did he project authority and exercise influence? How did the people view him? Through original research, Clark presents a fresh new interpretation of this contentious figure, focusing on how his forty-year reign from 1888 to 1918 affected Germany, and the rest of Europe, for years to come.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #48405 in Books
- Published on: 2009-06-04
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 464 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
'Clark's fresh and enlightening history ... brings the Kaiser's life into critical and illuminating review' German History
About the Author
Christopher Clark is a lecturer in Modern European History at St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge. His book Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia 1600 to 1947 was the winner of the Wolfson Prize for History.
Customer Reviews
Overall, very good.
This is not a new book; it is a reissue of the 'Profiles in Power' book published a decade ago. Like most books in PIP series, this is NOT a biography. Rather, it is a chronological study of the Kaiser's political career and the ways in which he exercised political power. The book thus becomes quite dry in places and by the end of it you are still left feeling that the 'personal' Kaiser is an enigma. But the 'political' Kaiser is completely revealed, and thus the author fulfills his objective. An interesting read.
