Albert Ballin: Business and Politics in Imperial Germany, 1888-1918

by Lamar Cecil

This study of Albert Ballin, a powerful member of the banking and commercial elite in Imperial Germany and manager of the Hamburg-American Line from 1899-1918, illuminates the political and social structure of the aristocracy and the upper middle class in the German Empire.

Originally published in 1967.

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Hardcover

First published February 21, 1967

Reviews

[John Ward · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read a free copy through the NYPL and Project muse. This a tragic story of an enterprising German Jewish man who sees his nation collapse. Wish there was a little more on business development, goods traded, and the markets he opened.