Iron Kingdom

The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947

Christopher Clark

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Penguin
06 September 2007

History

Winner of the Wolfson History Prize, this is a compelling account of a country that played a pivotal role in Europe's fortunes and fundamentally shaped our world. 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. 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.

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Fascinating ...masterly ...littered with intriguing detail and wry observation . (Richard Overy, Daily Telegraph ). A terrific book ...the definitive history of this much-maligned state . ( Daily Telegraph Books of the Year ). You couldn't have the triumph and the tragedy of Prussia better told . ( Observer ). A magisterial history of Europe's only extinct power . ( Financial Times ). Exemplary ...an illuminating, profoundly satisfying work of history . ( The New York Times ). Christopher Clark is a lecturer in Modern European History at St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge. He is also the author of Kaiser Wilhelm II: A Life in Power .

By: Christopher Clark
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 555g
ISBN: 9780140293340
ISBN 10: 0140293345
Pages: 816
Publication Date: 06 September 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The debate on colours, 1672-1720; 3. Theoretical traditions in physical optics, 1700-45; 4. Euler's 'Nova theoria' (1746); 5. The debate in Germany on the nature of light, 1740-95; 6. Epilogue: optics as a mirror of eighteenth-century science; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Christopher Clark is a lecturer in Modern European History at St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge. His previous book was a biography of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Reviews for Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947

'... well-balanced, and gives us a more comprehensive picture of Continental wave theories of the eighteenth century than has hitherto been available. It will provide an excellent companion volume to Cantor's earlier study.' M. J. Duck, Imperial College, London 'During the past 30 years historians of optics have done much to rewrite the history of the subject. In Optics in the Age of Euler Dr Hakfoort has added an important element to this reappraisal.' European Journal of Physics 'Hakfoort's book is both a significant contribution to the history of physics and also an interesting exploration of the interrelation between history and historiography.' British Journal for the History of Science '... offers some fresh insights on this important topic.' Michael A. Sutton, Ambix 'Hakfoort's book is well researched. It is indispensable for anyone who wants to understand the growing field of research in eighteenth-century optics.' Kurt Moller Pedersen, Centaurus