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Age of Napoleon (Modern Library Chronicles)
by Horne, Alistair
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0812975553
- ISBN 13
- 9780812975550
- Seller
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Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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About This Item
Modern Library. Softcover. Very Good. Age of Napoleon (Modern Library Chronicles)" provides a concise and insightful overview of the transformative period of Napoleon Bonaparte's rule, exploring his rise to power, military campaigns, and impact on European history. Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear. May have remainder marks, often with a black dot or similar mark, to the top or bottom edge of the book.
Synopsis
The age of Napoleon transformed Europe, laying the foundations for the modern world. Now Alistair Horne, one of the great chroniclers of French history gives us a fresh account of that remarkable time. Born into poverty on the remote island of Corsica, he rose to prominence in the turbulent years following the French Revolution, when most of Europe was arrayed against France. Through a string of brilliant and improbable victories (gained as much through his remarkable ability to inspire his troops as through his military genius), Napoleon brought about a triumphant peace that made him the idol of France and, later, its absolute ruler.Heir to the Revolution, Napoleon himself was not a revolutionary; rather he was a reformer and a modernizer, both liberator and autocrat. Looking to the Napoleonic wars that raged on the one hand, and to the new social order emerging on the other, Horne incisively guides readers through every aspect of Napoleon's two-decade rule: from France's newfound commitment to an aristocracy based on merit rather than inheritance, to its civil code (Napoleon's most important and enduring legacy), to censorship, cuisine, the texture of daily life in Paris, and the influence of Napoleon abroad. At the center of Horne's story is a singular man, one whose ambition, willpower, energy and ability to command changed history, and continues to fascinate us today.From the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quixotic Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- QB00048
- Title
- Age of Napoleon (Modern Library Chronicles)
- Author
- Horne, Alistair
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0812975553
- ISBN 13
- 9780812975550
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- May 9, 2006
- Keywords
- Age of Napoleon (Modern Library Chronicles), Non-Fiction, History, Napoleon Bonaparte, French Revolution, European History
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Quixotic Books
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Launceston, Tasmania
About Quixotic Books
Quixotic Books is an independent bookstore in Launceston (Tasmania). We specialize in titles difficult to find offered in Australia, with an emphasis on history. We also offer a Book Finder Service, where we track down books you cannot find.
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