![]() ![]() ” -Christopher Clark, London Review of Books “ evocative and deeply researched biography… Siemann brilliantly refreshes our understanding of Metternich and his era… Metternich was an intellectual in politics of a kind now rare in the modern world… And Siemann is as good on his subject’s emotional life as on his intellectual life. “In an era when supposedly benevolent interventions in other people’s countries have once again become fashionable, the case for leaving things alone needs to be made… This is why remains important… Fascinating. It covers every aspect of Metternich’s life with a wealth of detail, and dishes up some delightful gems… The real strength of the book lies in its coverage of the internal politics of the Habsburg Empire, Metternich’s attempts to reorganize it, and the power struggles at its heart after the death of Emperor Francis I in 1835. “The culmination and encapsulation of a life’s work…it is a running joy, full of winking sidelights and delightful detours. ![]() Let us hope that it will serve if not as a manual then at least as an inspiration-good statesmanship is needed more than ever. ![]() “A superb biographical portrait and work of historical analysis… Basing his account on a wealth of new documentation from the family archive, Siemann locates the man firmly within the intertwined history of the Holy Roman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy… The most comprehensive, absorbing and authoritative biography of the man we have, defying the stereotypes that usually adhere to him. ![]()
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