Time and Power

Christopher Clark

ISBN 10: 0691217327 / ISBN 13: 9780691217321

Published by Princeton Univers. Press Mai 2021, 2021

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Neuware -From the bestselling author of The Sleepwalkers, a book about how the exercise of power is shaped by different concepts of timeThis groundbreaking book presents new perspectives on how the exercise of power is shaped by different notions of time. Acclaimed historian Christopher Clark draws on four key figures from German history-Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg-Prussia, Frederick the Great, Otto von Bismarck, and Adolf Hitler-to look at history through a temporal lens and ask how historical actors and their regimes embody unique conceptions of time. Elegantly written and boldly innovative, Time and Power reveals the connection between political power and the distinct temporalities of the leaders who wield it.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Time and Power
• Publisher: Princeton Univers. Press Mai 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0691217327
• ISBN 13: 9780691217321
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 216W x 142H x 22D millimeters 216 millimeters width by 142 millimeters height by 22 millimeters depth
• Weight: 315 grams

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Synopsis

From the bestselling author of The Sleepwalkers, a book about how the exercise of power is shaped by different concepts of time

This groundbreaking book presents new perspectives on how the exercise of power is shaped by different notions of time. Acclaimed historian Christopher Clark draws on four key figures from German history―Friedrich Wilhelm of Brandenburg-Prussia, Frederick the Great, Otto von Bismarck, and Adolf Hitler―to look at history through a temporal lens and ask how historical actors and their regimes embody unique conceptions of time. Elegantly written and boldly innovative, Time and Power reveals the connection between political power and the distinct temporalities of the leaders who wield it.

About the Author

Christopher Clark is the Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge. His books include The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 and Kaiser Wilhelm II: A Life in Power.