Napoleon Bonaparte and the Legacy of the French Revolution

Häftad, Engelska, 1994

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Beskrivning

The Napoleonic period cannot be interpreted as a single historical 'block'. Bonaparte had many different persona: the Jacobin, the Republican, the reformer of the Consulate, the consolidator of the Empire and the 'liberal' of the Hundred Days. The emphasis here will be on Napoleon as the heir and executor of the French Revolution, rather than on his role as the liquidator of revolutionary ideals. Napoleon will be seen as part of the Revolution, preserving its social gains, and consecrating the triumph of the bourgeoisie. The book will steer away from the personal and heroic interpretation of the period. Instead of seeing the era in terms of a single man, the study will explore developments in French society and the economy, giving due weight to recent research on the demographic and social history of the period 1800-1815.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1994-06-28
Mått:140 x 216 x 21 mm
Vikt:426 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:European Studies
Antal sidor:368
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780333572917

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MARTYN LYONS is Professor of History at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

Innehållsförteckning

List of MapsList of Graphs and TablesList of IllustrationsList of DocumentsAbbreviationsIntroductionBonaparte the JacobinBonaparte the RepublicanThe Coup of Brumaire France in 1800 Republic of Notables: the Constitution of the Year 8The Concordat Law Codes and Lycees Dictatorship by Plebiscite Opposition: the Politics of NostalgiaThe Empire in the Village'Masses of Granite': the Sociology of an Elite Art, Propaganda and the Cult of PersonalityThe Unsheathed Sword: 1, War and International Relations, 1800-1810The Unsheathed Sword: 2, Britain, Spain, RussiaThe Napoleonic Revolution in EuropeThe Napoleonic Empire: Collaboration and ResistanceThe Economy at War Debacle and Resurrection, 1813-15: Napoleon the LiberalConclusionFurther ReadingIndex.