Description: Wolfram Siemann tells a new story of Clemens von Metternich, the Austrian at the center of nineteenth-century European diplomacy. Known as a conservative and an uncompromising practitioner of realpolitik, in fact Metternich accommodated new ideas of liberalism and nationalism insofar as they served the goal of peace. And he promoted reform at home.
Brief description: Wolfram Siemann, one of Germany's leading historians of the nineteenth century, is Professor Emeritus for Modern and Contemporary History at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
Review Quotes: One of the best biographies to appear on the American market in 2019...[An] enormously interesting life of the great diplomat.-- "Open Letters Review" (12/7/2019 12:00:00 AM)