| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 331 pages) : illustrations |
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OUP E-Books
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| Contents |
Introduction; 1. The Tragedy of Friedrich and Victoria; 2. The Legacy of Maternal Worry and Disappointment; 3. The Legacy of Maternal Possessiveness; 4. The Legacy of Paternal Weakness and Neglect; 5. Wilhelm II and His Parents; 6. The Kaiser, the Press, and Public Opinion; 7. On the Imperial Stage; 8. Personal Symbol of the Nation; 9. The Kaiser, the Navy, and Weltpolitik; 10. Between the British and the Germans; Conclusion; Appendixes; Notes; Index |
| Summary |
This striking biography of Kaiser Wilhelm II is the most penetrating study to date of his development and personality, as well as an important contribution to our understanding of the crucial period in history that bears his name, 'Wilhelmine Germany'. A skilful, psychoanalytically informed analysis of the Kaiser's character, the book shows how the powerful leader of Germany's 'Second Reich' became the slave of public opinion - restless, impulsive, and easily swayed by flattery or by those with stronger wills. It reveals a man both anxiously insecure and brashly arrogant, flamboyant and confident in public, yet vacillating and ineffective in his political decisions. Despite his political ineptitude, however, Wilhelm II was one of the most successful and beloved symbolic leaders of modern times. Professor Kohut argues that, in this nationalistic age, the new German nation wanted to see itself as it saw its Kaiser - strong, self-assured, and surrounded by pomp and splendour |
| Analysis |
Monarchs |
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Germany |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-320) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941 -- Psychology
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| SUBJECT |
William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941 fast |
| Subject |
Leadership.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY.
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Kings and rulers -- Psychology
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Leadership
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Politics and government
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Psychology
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| SUBJECT |
Germany -- Kings and rulers -- Psychology
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Germany -- Politics and government -- 1871-1933. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054635
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| Subject |
Germany
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| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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Biographies
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1423737210 |
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9781423737216 |
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0195362896 |
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9780195362893 |
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9780195061727 |
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0195061721 |
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1280524383 |
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9781280524387 |
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9786610524389 |
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6610524386 |
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9781601297518 |
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1601297513 |
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