| Napoleon: A Symbol for an Age: A Brief History with Documents Contributor(s): Blaufarb, Rafe (Author), Liebeskind, Claudia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312431104 ISBN-13: 9780312431105 Publisher: Bedford Books OUR PRICE: $39.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - Biography & Autobiography - History | World - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007925240 |
| Series: Bedford Series in History & Culture (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.70 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |