Winner of the Lionel Trilling Award
Nominated for the National Book Award
âA major contribution to our understanding of some of the great themes of modern European historyâthe relations between Jews and Germans, between economics and politics, between banking and diplomacy.â âJames Joll, The New York Times Book Review
âI cannot praise this book too highly. It is a work of original scholarship, both exact and profound. It restores a buried chapter of history and penetrates, with insight and understanding, one of the most disturbing historical problems of modern times.â âHugh J. Trevor-Roper, London Sunday Times
â[An] extraordinary book, an invaluable contribution to our understanding of Germany in the second half of the nineteenth century.â âStanley Hoffman, Washington Post Book World
âOne of the most important historical works of the past few decades.â âGolo Mann
âIn many ways this book resembles the great nineteenth-century novels.â âThe Economist