Jonathan Steinberg, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Modern European History, University of Pennsylvania
Linklater Room, King's College, University of Aberdeen, 31 May, 5 pm - 6.30 pm
The event is free to attend but booking is required. Please follow this link to reserve your place at this event: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/events/details-11736.php
In this public lecture, eminent historian Jonathan Steinberg draws from his New York Times bestselling 'Bismarck:A Life' to offer a fresh look at the mailgn genius who 'made' modern Germany and who brilliantly exploited international relations to the advantage of the country that he served.
 | Hailed by Henry Kissinger as equally incisive and impressive, Steinberg's book presents a complex giant of a man: a hypochondriac with the constitution of an ox, a brutal tyrant who could easily shed tears, a convert to an extreme form of evangelical Protestantism who secularized schools and introduced civil divorce. A riveting read, 'Bismarck: A Life' was short-listed for the 2011 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction and was featured on the 'Culture Show' on BBC 2. Please follow this link for the short feature about ‘Bismarck: A Life’ produced by the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00j05d1 Contact: events@abdn.ac.uk |