Author: Mombauer, Annika ; & Deist, Wilhelm ; editors:
Title: The Kaiser : New Research on Wilhelm II's Role in Imperial Germany
Description: Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2003. orig.boards. 24x15cm, xv,299 pp.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ This collection of innovative essays examining the role of Wilhelm II in Imperial Germany was first published in 2003, particularly on the later years of the monarch's reign. The essays highlight the Kaiser's relationship with statesmen and rulers; his role in international relations; the erosion of his power during the First World War; and his ultimate downfall in 1918. The book demonstrates the extent to which Wilhelm II was able to exercise 'personal rule', largely unopposed by the responsible government, and supported in his decision-making by his influential entourage. The essays are based on thorough and far-reaching research and on a wide range of archival sources. Written to honour the innovative work of John Röhl, Wilhelm II's most famous biographer, on his sixty-fifth birthday, the essays within this volume will continue to provide an exciting evaluation of the role and importance of this controversial monarch" - publisher's description. [Contents: Wilhelm II and ’his’ navy, 1888-1918 / Michael Epkenhans -- Hollow-sounding jubilees: forms and effects of public self-display in Wilhelmine Germany / Bernd Sö semann -- The Kaiser’s elite? Wilhelm II and the Berlin administration, 1890-1914 / Katharine A. Lerman -- Wilhelm, Waldersee, and the Boxer Rebellion / Annika Mombauer -- Dreams of a German Europe: Wilhelm II and the Treaty of Björkö of 1905 / Roderick R. McLean -- The uses of ’ friendship’. The ’personal regime’ of Wilhelm II and Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909 / Ragnhild Fiebig-von Hase ; etc.].

Keywords: German Political History, Wilhelmine Germany, Kaiser Wilhelm II, , , , , ,