Walther Rathenau : the life of Weimar's fallen statesman /

"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Volkov, Shulamit, 1942-
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2012.
Series:Jewish lives (New Haven, Conn.)
Acceso en liña:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=430447
Table of Contents:
  • A German Jew in the making
  • A man of many talents
  • Incursions into politics
  • Captain of industry, literary star, lonely man
  • Hitting the glass ceiling
  • Politician manqué, prophet with a vengeance
  • Fulfillment and catastrophe.