Time and Power

In this thought-provoking audiobook, historian Christopher Clark explores how different notions of time influenced the exercise of power among key figures in German history, including Friedrich Wilhelm, Frederick the Great, Otto von Bismarck, and Adolf Hitler. Drawing on the insights of historiographical pioneers, Clark illuminates how each leader's unique temporal perspective shaped their political strategies and the course of history—ranging from Wilhelm’s rejection of tradition to Hitler's focus on timeless racial archetypes. Through this temporal lens, the audiobook reveals the intricate relationship between political authority and historical understanding from the Thirty Years' War to the fall of the Third Reich.