Nietzsche the Last Antipolitical German

<p> . . . a richly textured intellectual biography . . . --History<br /><br /> . . . well worth reading and pondering by all who are concerned with the fate of humankind in capitalist civilization. --Socialism and Democracy<br /><br /> . . . an extraordinary book. Although intellectually challenging it is well worth the effort to read. --New York City Tribune<br /><br /> . . . insightful and richly documented . . . --Review of Politics<br /><br />The novelty and value of this book lie in Bergmann's painstaking examination of Nietzsche's reactions to and interaction with the political events and currents of his time. --American Historical Review<br /><br /> . . . superb . . . --The Historian<br /><br /> . . . historian Bergmann has given the basic Nietzsche library a major addition . . . it is a reading of Nietzsche's early life educational influences and later career by a scholar intent on recording the interaction of the philosopher with the political events of his own time. --Monatshefte<br /><br />Among both admirers and detractors perhaps no issue has remained as hotly contested as Nietzsche's actual relationship to politics. Peter Bergmann's fine intellectual biography provides the first down-to-earth appraisal of Nietzsche's place among the individuals events and concerns of the Bismarckian age.</p>