The Kaiser and His Times
“[An] admirably comprehensive and beautifully written study of William II’s reign.” —Gordon A . Craig What did it mean for Germany, and the world, to have William II on the throne for the First World War? In The Kaiser and His Times, Michael Balfour analyzes the social, constitutional, and economic forces at work in imperial Germany, and sets the complex and disputed character of the Kaiser, who occupied such a central position in the three decades before 1918, in the context of his family background and the history of Germany.
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The Kaiser and His Times
“[An] admirably comprehensive and beautifully written study of William II’s reign.” —Gordon A . Craig What did it mean for Germany, and the world, to have William II on the throne for the First World War? In The Kaiser and His Times, Michael Balfour analyzes the social, constitutional, and economic forces at work in imperial Germany, and sets the complex and disputed character of the Kaiser, who occupied such a central position in the three decades before 1918, in the context of his family background and the history of Germany.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780393006612 |
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Publisher: | Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc. |
Publication date: | 11/17/1972 |
Series: | Norton Library Series , #661 |
Pages: | 560 |
Product dimensions: | 5.10(w) x 7.80(h) x 1.00(d) |
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