Table of Contents

Introduction
Aesthetic Theory and Architectural Practice: Schinkel's Museum in Berlin by James J. Sheehan
The Cost of Culture: On Liebermann, Lichtwark, and Others by Peter Gay
Bismarck, South Germany, and the Problem of 1870 by David Wetzel
The Old Prussian and the People's William: Some Centennial Reflections on Otto von Bismarck and William E. Gladstone by Francis L. Loewenheim
Walther Rathenau and the Vision of Modernity by Fritz Stern
Hitler's Impact on History by Henry Ashby Turner, Jr.
Moral Choice and Officialdom: General Ludwig Beck in the Year of Munich by Ernest R. May
Cardinal Faulhaber and the Third Reich by Theodore S. Hamerow
The Making of ein Berliner: Kennedy, Brandt, and the Origins of Détente by Diethelm Prowe
Selected Bibliography
Index

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Studies the roots of German culture and German nationalism.

About the Author

DAVID WETZEL works in Administration at the University of California, Berkeley.

Reviews

"The book connects such unlikely characters as Schinkel, Bismarck, and Kennedy by integrating the twin themes of culture and politics. It's a good read and delivers on its promise."-Herbert F. Ziegler, Professor of History University of Hawaii at Manoa