Napoleon: A Symbol for an Age
Subtitle: A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in Istory and Culture)
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's; Bedford/St. Martins
Published: September 6, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780312431105
Subjects: European history: c 1750 to c 1900; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; History; History - General History; History: World; France; History / France; Europe - France
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." http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0905/2007925240-d.html.