| Wilhelm II and the Germans: A Study in Leadership Contributor(s): Kohut, Thomas A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195061721 ISBN-13: 9780195061727 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $37.61 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 1991 Annotation: 'An impressive example of what a historian can do in investigating the mixture of unconscious pressures, private motives, and public postures that affect political decisions.' |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Europe - Germany |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 90042490 |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6.4" W x 9.62" (1.52 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores the personification inherent in the notion of Wilhelmian Germany by investigating the psychological dimension of Wilhelm II's leadership of the Germans. Despite his historical reputation, many Germans welcomed the Kaiser's leadership. The years between 1890 and 1914 were known as the Wilhelmian era in Germany, and even critics of Wilhelm II thought it somehow fitting that he should be the German emperor. The author argues that Wilhelm II's personal needs and the needs of Germans in an age of intense nationalism made him the symbol of the nation. |