Gold and Iron: Bismark, Bleichroder, and the Building of the

ISBN: 0394740343

Author: Stern, Fritz

Condition: new

Winner of the Lionel Trilling AwardNominated for the National Book AwardA 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 ReviewI 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 WorldOne of the most important historical works of the past few decades. -Golo MannIn many ways this book resembles the great nineteenth-century novels. -The Economist