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Autore |
Volkov Shulamit <1942-> |
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Titolo |
Walther Rathenau [[electronic resource] ] : Weimar's fallen statesman / / Shulamit Volkov |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-42604-8 |
9786613426048 |
0-300-17847-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Jews - Germany |
Statesmen - Germany |
Electronic books. |
Germany Politics and government 1918-1933 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. A German Jew In The Making -- 2. A Man Of Many Talents -- 3. Incursions Into Politics -- 4. Captain Of Industry, Literary Star, Lonely Man -- 5. Hitting The Glass Ceiling -- 6. Politician Manqué, Prophet With A Vengeance -- 7. Fulfillment And Catastrophe -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This deeply informed biography of Walther Rathenau (1867-1922) tells of a man who-both thoroughly German and unabashedly Jewish-rose to leadership in the German War-Ministry Department during the First World War, and later to the exalted position of foreign minister in the early days of the Weimar Republic. His achievement was unprecedented-no Jew in Germany had ever attained such high political rank. But Rathenau's success was marked by tragedy: within months he was assassinated by right-wing extremists seeking to destroy the newly formed Republic.Drawing on Rathenau's papers and on a depth of knowledge of both modern German and German-Jewish history, Shulamit Volkov creates a finely drawn portrait of this complex man who struggled with his Jewish identity yet treasured his "otherness." |
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