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Bismarck : Profiles In Power
Paperback Edition: 1
How did Bismarck, Germany's greatest nineteenth century leader, extend and maintain his power? This new Profile examines his strengths as statesman and all the facets of his political career. His many direct achievements included the unification of Germany and the expansion of Prussia. In short,
he was the architect of Germany's change from cultural region to political nation. In the end he combined egotism and brilliance exceptionally, yet it was still not enough to save him from dismissal by William II.
Contents: Preface 1 Personal Power Family, Education and Early Life The Junker Inheritance Women, Marriage and Domestic Life 2 Achieving Power The Politics of Conservatism The Issue of Prussian Power The Impotence of Office The Opportunity 3 Precarious Power The Servant of the Crown Bismarck's Government: First Among Equals Defying Parliament: the Constitutional Conflict Defying the Nation: the Schleswig-Holstein Crisis and the Gamble on Prussian Power 4 Creative Power The Austro-Prussian War and Settlement The North German Confederation The Goal of National Unity: Relations with the South The Franco-Prussian War 5 Consolidating Power Controlling the Executive The Policies of National Consolidation Parliaments, Parties and the Press Bismarck and German Foreign Policy 6 Corrosive Power Bismarck and the Succession Surrendering Power Bismarck in Retirement Conclusion Further Reading in English Chronology
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Pages : 312
Publisher : Routledge
Publication date : 2004-02-12
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, History