Nietzsche, The Last Antipolitical German [Hardcover]

... a richly textured intellectual biography... History

... well worth reading and pondering by all who are concerned with the fate of humankind in capitalist civilization. Socialism and Democracy

... an extraordinary book. Although intellectually challenging, it is well worth the effort to read. New York City Tribune

... insightful and richly documented... Review of Politics

The novelty and value of this book lie in Bergmanns painstaking examination of Nietzsches reactions to and interaction with the political events and currents of his time. American Historical Review

... superb... The Historian

... historian Bergmann has given the basic Nietzsche library a major addition... it is a reading of Nietzsches 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

Among both admirers and detractors, perhaps no issue has remained as hotly contested as Nietzsches actual relationship to politics. Peter Bergmanns fine intellectual biography provides the first down-to-earth appraisal of Nietzsches place among the individuals, events, and concerns of the Bismarckian age.