num_pages: 708
description: The Pursuit of Glory brings to life one of the most extraordinary periods in European history from the battered, introvert continent after the Thirty Years War to the dynamic one that experienced the French Revolution and the wars of Napoleon. Tim Blanning depicts the lives of ordinary people and the dominant personalities of the age (Louis XIV, Frederick the Great, Napoleon), and explores an era of almost unprecedented change, growth and cultural, political and technological ferment that shaped the societies and economies of entire countries.
language: English
title: The Pursuit of Glory: Europe 1648-1815
titlecomplete: The Pursuit of Glory: Europe 1648-1815
characters: Napoléon Bonaparte, Louis XIV of France, Frederick the Great
genres: Historical, History, 19th Century, 17th Century, France, 18th Century, European History, Politics, World History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1195
series: Penguin History of Europe
publisher: Viking Adult