Gold And Iron: Bismarck, Bleichroder, And The Building Of The German Empire
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket visible — paperback. Page Condition: Yellowed/aged pages, consistent with an older edition. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact.
A landmark work of European history, Gold and Iron chronicles the remarkable and largely forgotten relationship between Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor who forged modern Germany, and Gerson von Bleichröder, his Jewish banker and one of the most powerful financiers of the nineteenth century. Fritz Stern argues that this intimate alliance between political power and private capital was not merely incidental but central to the creation of the German Empire, revealing how money, diplomacy, and ambition were inextricably intertwined. Drawing on a vast array of archival sources, Stern illuminates the social and political world of Bismarckian Germany with extraordinary depth, uncovering the contradictions of a nation that simultaneously relied upon and marginalised its Jewish citizens. The result is a masterful dual biography that reshapes our understanding of nationalism, finance, and the roots of modern anti-Semitism in Germany.
Author: Fritz Stern
Format: Paperback
Published: 1980, George Allen & Unwin
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket visible — paperback. Page Condition: Yellowed/aged pages, consistent with an older edition. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact.
A landmark work of European history, Gold and Iron chronicles the remarkable and largely forgotten relationship between Otto von Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor who forged modern Germany, and Gerson von Bleichröder, his Jewish banker and one of the most powerful financiers of the nineteenth century. Fritz Stern argues that this intimate alliance between political power and private capital was not merely incidental but central to the creation of the German Empire, revealing how money, diplomacy, and ambition were inextricably intertwined. Drawing on a vast array of archival sources, Stern illuminates the social and political world of Bismarckian Germany with extraordinary depth, uncovering the contradictions of a nation that simultaneously relied upon and marginalised its Jewish citizens. The result is a masterful dual biography that reshapes our understanding of nationalism, finance, and the roots of modern anti-Semitism in Germany.