Napoleon

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-138-15200-7
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 720 g

Reihe: Profiles In Power

This invaluable account provides an excellent introduction to the nature and mechanics of Napoleon's power, and how he used it. It explores Napoleon's rise to fame as a soldier of the French Revolution and his aims and achievements as first consul and emperor during the years 1799-1815.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ellis, Geoffrey

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Prelude to Power: The Formative Years, 1769–99; Chapter 3 The Elaboration of Power: Napoleonic Government; Chapter 4 The Territorial and Dynastic Extensions of Power: From Empire to ‘Grand Empire’; Chapter 5 The Social Accretions of Power: the Imperial; Notables;, Nobility, and ‘Spoils System’; Chapter 6 Representations of Power, For and Against: Public Opinion, Education, and the Arts; Chapter 7 The Historiographical Images of Power; Chapter 8 Conclusion: The Real Legacy;

Über Autor(innen)

Geoffrey Ellis