LEADER 03023nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910450842003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-86991-7 010 $a0-19-153597-4 010 $a1-4356-0937-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000407490 035 $a(EBL)422579 035 $a(OCoLC)437108889 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000112664 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11127917 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000112664 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10087387 035 $a(PQKB)11506860 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC422579 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL422579 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10233635 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL86991 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000407490 100 $a20051230d2005 fy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Bismarck myth$b[electronic resource] $eWeimar Germany and the legacy of the Iron Chancellor /$fRobert Gerwarth 210 $aOxford $cClarendon Press ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (229 p.) 225 1 $aOxford historical monographs 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-923689-5 311 $a0-19-928184-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [178]-208) and index. 327 $aContents; List of Illustrations; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Prologue: The Bismarck Myth in Wilhelmine Germany (1890-1918); 3. After the Collapse; 4. Fragmented Society-Divided Memory: Perceptions of Bismarck in Early Weimar Germany; 5. Fighting the 'Enemies of the Reich': Bismarck and the State Crisis of 1922-1923; 6. Bismarck as an Election Campaigner; 7. In the Shadow of Stabilization; 8. Towards the Abyss: Bismarck and the Dissolution of the Weimar Republic; 9. Epilogue: Bismarck between the 'Seizure of Power' and Reunification (1933-1990); 10. Conclusion; Bibliography 327 $aIndex 330 $aFew statesmen in history have inspired the imagination of generations of Germans more than the founder of the Kaiserreich, Otto von Bismarck. The archetype of charismatic leadership, the Iron Chancellor maintained his pre-eminent position in the pantheon of Germany's political iconography for much of the twentieth century. Based on a large selection of primary sources, this book provides an insightful analysis of Bismarck's legacy as a political myth that undermined parliamentary. democracy in Germany and contributed to the rise of Hitler. - ;Few statesmen in history have inspired the imaginat 410 0$aOxford historical monographs. 606 $aStatesmen$zGermany 607 $aGermany$xPolitics and government$y1918-1933 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aStatesmen 676 $a943.08092 700 $aGerwarth$b Robert$0750796 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450842003321 996 $aThe Bismarck myth$92153907 997 $aUNINA