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'A seminal book about German history... it is one of those rare books which direct our thinking into new and far-reaching paths.' Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 'Nothing could be more timely than this thoughtful, incisive, disturbing and wholly original analysis' Independent

About the Author

Formerly a Fellow of Peterhouse, Harold James now teaches history at Princeton University and has written two books on German economic history, as well as numerous articles on German politics and culture.