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The Age of Napoleon
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Susan P. Conner
Book Code: GR2014
ISBN: 0-313-32014-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32014-9
256 pages, figure, maps, photos, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 3/30/2004
List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)
Discount Price: $34.97 Greenwood Press Fall 2008 Backlist Sale. Use code 0826. Save 30%. Ends 12/31/2008.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Hegel called him "an idea on horseback," a description that suggests Napoleon Bonaparte's complexity, as well as the extent to which he changed France, Europe, and the world. Napoleon has been called a visionary, a pragmatist, a cynical opportunist, an ogre, and a demigod. Here, he is described in his own words and the words of his contemporaries: from his clannishness to his knack for being at the right place at the right time, and from his genius to his obsession with detail. Napoleon brought order out of the chaos of the French Revolution, pressed for revolutionary equality of opportunity, and planned a European union. In the process, he knew peace for only 14 months of his 15-year reign, marched his armies from Lisbon to Moscow, and caused the deaths of millions. In this resource, a detailed timeline, maps, illustrations, biographical sketches, and primary documents help students get a feel for the brief but enduring Age of Napoleon.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chronology of Events
  • The Napoleonic Era, 1799-1815
  • Napoleon Bonaparte: An Overview
  • The Structure of Napoleonic France
  • Napoleonic Society: The New Regime
  • Daily Life in Napoleonic France
  • Napoleon and the French Armies
  • War Makes Rattling Good History
  • The Legend of the Eagle
  • Primary Documents of the Napoleonic Era
  • Napoleon Bonaparte's Letter to His Brother Joseph (June 22, 1792)
  • Supper in Beaucaire (1793)
  • Napoleon Bonaparte's Letter to Josephine, in absence (April 3, 1796)
  • Napoleon's Legacy as Viewed from St. Helena
  • Napoleon Bonaparte's Letter to Talleyrand on Constitution Making (September 17, 1797)
  • Description of Napoleon by His Private Secretary, Meneval
  • Napoleon's Observations on War
  • The Continental Blockade (1810)
  • The Diary of a Napoleonic Foot Soldier (1813)
  • The Last Will and Testament of Napoleon (1821)
  • Biographies
  • Annotated Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2003060132
LCC Class: DC201
Dewey Class: 944
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