Napoleon, symbol for an age : a brief history with documents /
"By calming revolutionary turbulence while preserving fundamental gains of 1789, Napoleon Bonaparte laid the foundations of modern France. But his impact reached beyond France's borders as well. His legacy of war, civil rights, exploitation, and national awakening reshaped identities across the Euro...
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| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Bedford/St. Martins,
[2008], ©2008.
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| Series: | Bedford series in history and culture.
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| Summary: | "By calming revolutionary turbulence while preserving fundamental gains of 1789, Napoleon Bonaparte laid the foundations of modern France. But his impact reached beyond France's borders as well. His legacy of war, civil rights, exploitation, and national awakening reshaped identities across the European continent, while in the Atlantic world he destroyed the colonial order and helped plant the seeds of American power. In this collection of wide-ranging primary sources - including confidential memoranda and correspondence, speeches, memoirs, letters, police reports, and songs, most of which appear in English translation for the first time - Rafe Blaufarb situates Napoleon within his time while opening a broad perspective on the nature and impact of Napoleonic rule. His introduction provides a narrative of Napoleon's rise and fall and frames the key issues of Napoleon's life and times. Useful pedagogical tools include maps, illustrations, a chronology, questions for consideration, and a selected bibliography." http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2007925240-d.html. |
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DC 203 .B62 2008
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| Available Request Request a scan of an article or book chapter |
Hesburgh Library General Collection
| Call Number: |
DC 203 .B62 2008
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| Available Request Request a scan of an article or book chapter |