Napoleon Bonaparte and the Legacy of the French Revolution
Napoleon Bonaparte and the Legacy of the French Revolution
Description
The Napoleonic period cannot be interpreted as a single historical 'block'. Bonaparte had many different persona: the Jacobin, the Republican, the reformer of the Consulate, the consolidator of the Empire and the 'liberal' of the Hundred Days. The emphasis here will be on Napoleon as the heir and executor of the French Revolution, rather than on his role as the liquidator of revolutionary ideals. Napoleon will be seen as part of the Revolution, preserving its social gains, and consecrating the triumph of the bourgeoisie. The book will steer away from the personal and heroic interpretation of the period. Instead of seeing the era in terms of a single man, the study will explore developments in French society and the economy, giving due weight to recent research on the demographic and social history of the period 1800-1815.
Table of Contents
List of Graphs and Tables
List of Illustrations
List of Documents
Abbreviations
Introduction
Bonaparte the Jacobin
Bonaparte the Republican
The Coup of Brumaire France in 1800 Republic of Notables: the Constitution of the Year 8
The Concordat Law Codes and Lycees Dictatorship by Plebiscite Opposition: the Politics of Nostalgia
The Empire in the Village
'Masses of Granite': the Sociology of an Elite Art, Propaganda and the Cult of Personality
The Unsheathed Sword: 1, War and International Relations, 1800-1810
The Unsheathed Sword: 2, Britain, Spain, Russia
The Napoleonic Revolution in Europe
The Napoleonic Empire: Collaboration and Resistance
The Economy at War Debacle and Resurrection, 1813-15: Napoleon the Liberal
Conclusion
Further Reading
Index.
Product details
| Published | 28 Jun 1994 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 368 |
| ISBN | 9781349234363 |
| Imprint | Red Globe Press |
| Series | European Studies |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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