{"product_id":"iron-kingdom-christopher-clark","title":"Iron Kingdom (Christopher Clark)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Wolfson History Prize, Christopher Clark's \u003ci\u003eIron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia 1600-1947 \u003c\/i\u003eis a compelling account of a country that played a pivotal role in Europe's fortunes and fundamentally shaped our world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Prussia began as a medieval backwater, but transformed itself into a major European power and the force behind the creation of the German empire, until it was finally abolished by the Allies after the Second World War. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  With great flair and authority, Christopher Clark describes Prussia's great battles, dynastic marriages and astonishing reversals of fortune, its brilliant and charismatic leaders from the Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg to Bismarck and Frederick the Great, the military machine and the progressive, enlightened values on which it was built.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Fascinating ... masterly ... littered with intriguing detail and wry observation'\u003cbr\u003e  Richard Overy, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'A terrific book ... the definitive history of this much-maligned state'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'You couldn't have the triumph and the tragedy of Prussia better told'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'A magisterial history of Europe's only extinct power'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Exemplary ... an illuminating, profoundly satisfying work of history'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eChristopher Clark\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer in Modern European History at St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge. He is also the author of\u003ci\u003e Kaiser Wilhelm II: A Life in Power.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChristopher Clark\u003c\/b\u003e is the Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge. He was knighted in 2015. His previous books are \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Conversion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKaiser Wilhelm II\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIron Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sleepwalkers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime and Power,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePrisoners of Time \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Spring.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format, Englisch, 816 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65812677034333,"sku":"K019075553","price":20.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1907555300001A.jpg?v=1788533353","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/iron-kingdom-christopher-clark","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}