Napoleon

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

On a cold December day in 1840 Parisians turned out in force to watch as the body of Napoleon was solemnly carried on a riverboat from Courbevoie on its final journey to the Invalides. In this book Alan Forrest tells the remarkable story of how the son of a Corsican attorney became the most powerful man in Europe: a man whose charisma and legacy have endured since his lonely death on the Island of St Helena. Forrest cuts away the many layers of myth that have grown up around Napoleon, a man who mixed history and legend promiscuously. Drawing on original research and his own distinguished background in French history, Forrest undercuts the 'Great Man' theory of history to demonstrate that Napoleon was as much a product of his times as he was their creator.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-10-25
Mått:131 x 197 x 28 mm
Vikt:302 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:416
Förlag:Quercus Publishing
ISBN:9781780872506

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Alan Forrest is Professor of Modern History and Director of the Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, at the University of York. He works on modern French history, especially the period of the French Revolution and Empire, and on the history of modern warfare. He serves on the editorial boards of French History and War in History, and is a member of the advisory committee for Annales Historiques de la Revolution Francaise.

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'A book of supreme confidence and reflection' Daily Express.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction. Paris, 1840. Corsican Beginnings. Son of the Revolution. Bonaparte in Italy. Lure of the Orient. First Consul. From Consulate to Empire. Quest for Glory. A Vision of Civil Society. The Reinvention of Monarchy. From the Peninsula to Leipzig. The Hundred Days. Years of Exile. Life after Death. Notes. Bibliography. Acknowledgements. Index.