Gefangene der Zeit

Bestselling author Christopher Clark on time and power from antiquity to the present. What does Brexit have to do with Bismarck? What connects the ancient Battle of Issus with the battle against Napoleon at Jena in 1806? What do psychological profiles from the Third Reich teach us about obedience and courage? And how can world history be written without being shackled by Eurocentrism? Christopher Clark, who has captivated millions of readers with his books on Prussia and the onset of World War I, demonstrates with his new volume the diversity of his interests as a historian. In a total of 13 equally insightful and elegantly written essays, presented here for the first time in German, he shows how historical events and actions, as well as concepts of power and rule, continue to resonate through the ages – up to the present day.