Gold and Iron - Bismark, Bleichroder, and the Building of the German Empire (Paperback, 1st Vintage Books ed)


Winner of the Lionel Trilling Award
Nominated for the National Book Award
"A major contribution to our understanding of some of the great themes of modern European history--the relations between Jews and Germans, between economics and politics, between banking and diplomacy." --James Joll, "The New York Times Book Review"
"I cannot praise this book too highly. It is a work of original scholarship, both exact and profound. It restores a buried chapter of history and penetrates, with insight and understanding, one of the most disturbing historical problems of modern times." --Hugh J. Trevor-Roper, "London Sunday Times"
" An] extraordinary book, an invaluable contribution to our understanding of Germany in the second half of the nineteenth century." --Stanley Hoffman, "Washington Post Book World"
"One of the most important historical works of the past few decades." --Golo Mann
"In many ways this book resembles the great nineteenth-century novels." --"The Economist"

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Winner of the Lionel Trilling Award
Nominated for the National Book Award
"A major contribution to our understanding of some of the great themes of modern European history--the relations between Jews and Germans, between economics and politics, between banking and diplomacy." --James Joll, "The New York Times Book Review"
"I cannot praise this book too highly. It is a work of original scholarship, both exact and profound. It restores a buried chapter of history and penetrates, with insight and understanding, one of the most disturbing historical problems of modern times." --Hugh J. Trevor-Roper, "London Sunday Times"
" An] extraordinary book, an invaluable contribution to our understanding of Germany in the second half of the nineteenth century." --Stanley Hoffman, "Washington Post Book World"
"One of the most important historical works of the past few decades." --Golo Mann
"In many ways this book resembles the great nineteenth-century novels." --"The Economist"

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Random House USA Inc

Country of origin

United States

Release date

September 1979

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

September 1979

Authors

Dimensions

235 x 159 x 34mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

620

Edition

1st Vintage Books ed

ISBN-13

978-0-394-74034-8

Barcode

9780394740348

Categories

LSN

0-394-74034-3



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